Penthosia

Wulp, 1892

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Penthosia is a of tachinid flies ( Tachinidae) described by Frederik Maurits van der Wulp in 1892. It belongs to the Phasiinae and tribe Cylindromyiini. The genus contains at least one described , Penthosia satanica (Bigot, 1889), and is known only from Mexico. Like other tachinids, members are presumably , though specific relationships remain undocumented.

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How to pronounce Penthosia: /pɛnˈθoʊ.si.ə/

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Distribution

Mexico.

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Taxonomic note

The name Penthosia is feminine in gender, formed from the Greek 'penthos' (mourning, grief). The single included , P. satanica, was originally described in the genus Cylindromyia by Bigot in 1889 before being transferred to Penthosia.

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