Jurinella
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
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1Jurinella is a of tachinid flies in the tribe Tachinini. The genus contains approximately 50 described distributed primarily in the Neotropical region. Species were described by multiple dipterists including Townsend, Curran, and Blanchard between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. As with other tachinids, members of this genus are presumably , though specific associations remain largely undocumented.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Jurinella: //ˌjuːrɪˈnɛlə//
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Distribution
Neotropical region, with records from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. have been documented in countries including Panama, Peru, Argentina (Jujuy), and the Dominican Republic.
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Species diversity
The includes approximately 50 described , with many described by Charles Howard Tyler Curran in 1947 and Charles Henry Tyler Townsend in the 1910s-1930s.
Taxonomic history
The was established by Brauer & Bergenstamm in 1889. Several were transferred from other genera, as indicated by the multiple author citations in parentheses in the species list.