Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides

Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Genus: Parastratiosphecomyia
Species: P. stratiosphecomyioides
Binomial name
Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides

Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides is a species of flies in the soldier fly family (Stratiomyidae).[2] Its genus name comes from Ancient Greek, meaning "Near soldier wasp-fly", with its species name meaning "wasp fly-like". It is considered to be the animal with the longest scientific name.[3] The Parastratiosphecomyia, also known by its also long common name Southeast Asian soldier fly, was discovered in 1923 by British entomologist Enrico Brunetti.

Markings and colorings

The Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides exhibits an imperfect form of an adaptation called Batesian mimicry, where it has adapted the pattern and coloring of similar venomous and noxious species of Diptera, which enables them to avoid predators that actively avoid consuming such species.

References

  1. ↑ Brunetti, Enrico Adelelmo (1923). "Second revision of the Oriental Stratiomyidae". Records of the Indian Museum. (Calcutta). 25: 45–180.
  2. ↑ "Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides". Zipcode Zoo. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "ADW: Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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