Periscepsia

Gistel, 1848

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Periscepsia is a of tachinid flies ( Tachinidae) described by Gistel in 1848. The genus comprises approximately 45 described distributed across three subgenera: Periscepsia, Petinarctia, and Ramonda, plus several unplaced species. Tachinid flies in this genus are , though specific relationships for most Periscepsia species remain poorly documented. The genus has been recorded from Europe, North America, and parts of Asia and Africa.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Periscepsia: //ˌpɛrɪˈsɛpsiə//

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Distribution

Europe (including Denmark, Norway, Sweden); North America; Asia (including Turkmenistan, Philippines); Africa (including South Africa)

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Subgeneric classification

The is divided into three subgenera: Periscepsia (10 ), Petinarctia (1 species), and Ramonda (16 species), with 18 species currently unplaced to subgenus.

Taxonomic history

Several were originally described in other and later transferred to Periscepsia, including species originally placed in Tachina, Dexia, and related tachinid genera.