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Ptecticus
Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground colour of the body may be yellow, brown or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic for the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are...
54 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Compost Fly
speciesPtecticus trivittatus
Ptecticus aurifer
speciesPtecticus aurifer
Ptecticus testaceus
speciesPtecticus testaceus
Ptecticus australis
speciesPtecticus australis
Ptecticus japonicus
speciesPtecticus japonicus
Ptecticus kraussi
speciesPtecticus kraussi
Ptecticus longipennis
speciesPtecticus longipennis
Ptecticus sackenii
speciesPtecticus sackenii
Ptecticus insularis
speciesPtecticus insularis
Ptecticus posticus
speciesPtecticus posticus
Ptecticus cingulatus
speciesPtecticus cingulatus
Ptecticus nigrifrons
speciesPtecticus nigrifrons
Ptecticus lanei
speciesPtecticus lanei
Ptecticus inops
speciesPtecticus inops
Ptecticus tricolor
speciesPtecticus tricolor
Ptecticus vulpianus
speciesPtecticus vulpianus
Ptecticus aurobrunneus
speciesPtecticus aurobrunneus
Ptecticus extensipes
speciesPtecticus extensipes
Ptecticus srilankai
speciesPtecticus srilankai
Ptecticus mexicanus
speciesPtecticus mexicanus
Thin Soldierfly
speciesPtecticus elongatus
Ptecticus sinchangensis
speciesPtecticus sinchangensis
Ptecticus kovaci
speciesPtecticus kovaci
Ptecticus cyanifrons
speciesPtecticus cyanifrons
Ptecticus matsumurae
speciesPtecticus matsumurae
Ptecticus nigritarsis
speciesPtecticus nigritarsis
Ptecticus siamensis
speciesPtecticus siamensis
Ptecticus flaviceps
speciesPtecticus flaviceps
Ptecticus indicus
speciesPtecticus indicus
Ptecticus rogans
speciesPtecticus rogans
Ptecticus illustris
speciesPtecticus illustris
Ptecticus fuscipennis
speciesPtecticus fuscipennis
Ptecticus erectus
speciesPtecticus erectus
Ptecticus briani
speciesPtecticus briani
Ptecticus figlinus
speciesPtecticus figlinus
Ptecticus hansoni
speciesPtecticus hansoni
Ptecticus immaculatus
speciesPtecticus immaculatus
Ptecticus jamesi
speciesPtecticus jamesi
Ptecticus gigliotosi
speciesPtecticus gigliotosi
Ptecticus alticola
speciesPtecticus alticola
Ptecticus confusus
speciesPtecticus confusus
Ptecticus linearis
speciesPtecticus linearis
Ptecticus maculatus
speciesPtecticus maculatus
Ptecticus petersoni
speciesPtecticus petersoni
Ptecticus septentrionalis
speciesPtecticus septentrionalis
Ptecticus simplex
speciesPtecticus simplex
Ptecticus spatulatus
speciesPtecticus spatulatus
Ptecticus benecki
speciesPtecticus benecki
Ptecticus pseudospatulatus
speciesPtecticus pseudospatulatus
Ptecticus comstocki
speciesPtecticus comstocki
Ptecticus furcatus
speciesPtecticus furcatus
Ptecticus evansi
speciesPtecticus evansi
Ptecticus concinnus
speciesPtecticus concinnus
Ptecticus woodleyi
speciesPtecticus woodleyi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 248144.