Tachina

Tachina
Tachina praeceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Tachininae
Tribe: Tachinini
Genus: Tachina
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Musca grossa
Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera
Synonyms

Tachina is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae,[2] most have larvae that are parasitoids of Lepidopteran caterpillars.[3] There are approximately 600 species worldwide.

Species

  • Tachina actinosa (Reinhard, 1938)
  • Tachina acuminata (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina ampliforceps (Rowe, 1931)
  • Tachina atripalpis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863)
  • Tachina brevirostris (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina brevipalpis (Chao & Zhou, 1993)
  • Tachina californimyia Arnaud, 1992
  • Tachina canadensis (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina compressa (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina cordiforceps (Rowe, 1931)
  • Tachina dakotensis (Townsend, 1892)
  • Tachina deludans (Villeneuve, 1936)
  • Tachina egula (Reinhard, 1938)
  • Tachina emarginata (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina evanida (Reinhard, 1953)
  • Tachina funebris (Villeneuve, 1936)
  • Tachina garretti Arnaud, 1994
  • Tachina heifu (Chao & Shi, 1982)
  • Tachina hingstoniae (Mesnil, 1966)
  • Tachina invelata (Reinhard, 1953)
  • Tachina latifacies (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina latiforceps (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina latigena (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina latilinea (Chao & Zhou, 1993)
  • Tachina longiunguis (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina lutzi (Curran, 1925)
  • Tachina margella (Reinhard, 1942)
  • Tachina marklini Zetterstedt, 1838
  • Tachina mongolica (Zimin, 1935)
  • Tachina nearctica Arnaud, 1992
  • Tachina nigella (Reinhard, 1938)
  • Tachina nigrovillosa (Zimin, 1935)
  • Tachina orbitalis (Reinhard, 1942)
  • Tachina palpalis (Coquillett, 1902)
  • Tachina piceifrons (Townsend, 1916)
  • Tachina pictilis (Reinhard, 1942)
  • Tachina planiforceps (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina plumasana (Reinhard, 1953)
  • Tachina polita (Zimin, 1935)
  • Tachina praeceps (Meigen, 1824)
  • Tachina rondanii (Giglio-Tos, 1890)
  • Tachina strobelii (Róndani, 1865)
  • Tachina tahoensis (Reinhard, 1938)
  • Tachina algens Wiedemann, 1830
  • Tachina eurekana (Reinhard, 1942)
  • Tachina latianulum (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina oligoria Arnaud, 1992
  • Tachina robinsoni (Townsend, 1915)
  • Tachina rostrata (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina spineiventer (Tothill, 1924)
  • Tachina albidopilosa (Portschinsky, 1882)
  • Tachina alticola (Malloch, 1932)
  • Tachina amurensis (Zimin, 1929)
  • Tachina anguisipennis (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina ardens (Zimin, 1929)
  • Tachina aurulenta (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina bombidiforma (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina bombylia (Villeneuve, 1936)
  • Tachina breviala (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina breviceps (Zimin, 1929)
  • Tachina chaoi Mesnil, 1966
  • Tachina cheni (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina corsicana (Villeneuve, 1931)
  • Tachina flavosquama Chao, 1982
  • Tachina furcipennis (Chao & Zhou, 1987)
  • Tachina genurufa (Villeneuve, 1936)
  • Tachina gibbiforceps (Chao, 1962)
  • Tachina grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tachina haemorrhoa (Mesnil, 1953)
  • Tachina iota Chao & Arnaud, 1993
  • Tachina jakovlewii (Portschinsky, 1882)
  • Tachina laterolinea (Chao, 1962)
  • Tachina lateromaculata (Chao, 1962)
  • Tachina longiventris (Chao, 1962)
  • Tachina luteola (Coquillett, 1898)
  • Tachina macropuchia Chao, 1982
  • Tachina magnicornis (Zetterstedt, 1844)
  • Tachina medogensis (Chao & Zhou, 1988)
  • Tachina metatarsa Chao & Zhou, 1998
  • Tachina nupta (Rondani, 1859)
  • Tachina persica (Portschinsky, 1873)
  • Tachina pingbian Chao & Arnaud, 1993
  • Tachina praeceps Meigen, 1824
  • Tachina pubiventris (Chao, 1962)
  • Tachina pulvera (Chao, 1962)
  • Tachina punctocincta (Villeneuve, 1936)
  • Tachina qingzangensis (Chao, 1982)
  • Tachina rohdendorfi Zimin, 1935
  • Tachina rohdendorfiana Chao & Arnaud, 1993
  • Tachina ruficauda (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina sobria Walker, 1853
  • Tachina spina (Chao, 1987)
  • Tachina stackelbergi (Zimin, 1929)
  • Tachina subcinerea Walker, 1853
  • Tachina tienmushan Chao & Arnaud, 1993
  • Tachina ursinoidea (Tothill, 1918)
  • Tachina xizangensis (Chao, 1982)
  • Tachina zaqu Chao & Arnaud, 1993
  • Tachina zimini (Chao, 1962)
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References

  1. James E. O'Hara (December 31, 2008). "World Genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their Regional Occurrence" (PDF). Version 4.0. University of Guelph. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  2. James E. O'Hara, Hiroshi Shima, & Chuntian Zhang. "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China." Zootaxa 2190 (2009): 1-236.
  3. Arnaud Jr, Paul H. (1978). A Host-Parasite Catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture. pp. 860 pp.