Hemiptera-parasite

Guides

• Phasia aurulans

  Phasia aurulans is a tachinid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) distributed across the Holarctic region, with records from North America, Europe, and Asia. Adults measure 7–9 mm in body length. As a member of the subfamily Phasiinae, it is a parasitoid of true bugs (Hemiptera). The species was revised in a 2002 systematic treatment of the genus Phasia, which synonymized P. splendida and P. meliceris under this name.

  tachinidaephasiinaeparasitoidholarctichemiptera-parasitediptera

• Pipunculus houghi

  Pipunculus houghi is a species of big-headed fly in the family Pipunculidae, described by Kertész in 1900. As a member of Pipunculus, it is an endoparasitoid of true bugs (Hemiptera). The species is part of a diverse genus of parasitoid flies that exhibit pronounced sexual dimorphism in head size.

  DipteraPipunculidaeparasitoidHemiptera-parasiteendoparasitoidbig-headed-fly

• Trichopoda indivisa

  feather-legged fly

  Trichopoda indivisa is a species of tachinid fly in the family Tachinidae, commonly known as a feather-legged fly. It is native to North America and has been recorded in the United States and Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is a parasitoid of true bugs (Hemiptera).

  parasitoidbiological-controltachinidfeather-legged-flyHemiptera-parasite