Phasia

Latreille, 1804

Species Guides

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Phasia is a of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) containing approximately 100 described worldwide. Species are of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), particularly members of Miridae and Pentatomidae. The genus was comprehensively revised in 2002, with six species-groups defined and 31 new species described from the Palearctic, Oriental, Afrotropical, and Australasian regions. Several genera previously treated as distinct have been synonymized with Phasia.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Phasia: //ˈfeɪ.ʒə//

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Distribution

Worldwide distribution excluding the Neotropical region; records from the Palearctic, Oriental, Afrotropical, and Australasian regions. Specific locality records include the Russian Far East, Colorado (USA), and Scandinavian countries.

Host Associations

Behavior

Phasia occidentis has been observed to be attracted to blue color traps and to crude extracts of canola and mustard oilseed, suggesting olfactory and visual cues guide -finding .

Ecological Role

of true bugs (Hemiptera), functioning as a agent of agricultural pests including plant bugs and stink bugs.

Human Relevance

Some serve as agents of agricultural pest species, particularly false chinch bug (Nysius raphanus) on Brassicaceae crops.

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