Tachinidae
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Tachinomyia
Tachinomyia is a genus of tachinid flies (family Tachinidae) in the tribe Exoristini. The genus was established by Townsend in 1892 and contains approximately 10 described species distributed primarily in North America. Adults are medium-sized flies with distinctive morphological features including prominent orange tarsal pads in males and a dense white facial beard (mystax). Larvae are parasitoids, though specific host relationships remain poorly documented for most species.
Telothyria thecata
Telothyria thecata is a species of tachinid fly in the family Tachinidae. Members of this genus are parasitoids, though specific host records for this species remain limited. The species was described based on morphological characteristics of adult specimens. It belongs to a genus characterized by distinctive facial and thoracic features.
Trochilodes skinneri
Trochilodes skinneri is a species of tachinid fly described by Coquillett in 1903. It is found in Canada and the United States. As a member of the family Tachinidae, it is a parasitoid fly, though specific host associations for this species remain undocumented in the provided sources.
Tsugaea
Tsugaea is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae, subfamily Exoristinae, and tribe Eryciini. The genus was established by Hall in 1939 and contains a single described species, Tsugaea nox. These flies are distributed across North America, including Canada, the United States, and Mexico. As tachinid flies, members of this genus are likely parasitoids, though specific host associations remain undocumented in the available literature.
Uclesia
Uclesia is a genus of tachinid flies established by Girschner in 1901. The genus comprises eleven described species distributed across the Palearctic and Nearctic regions. As members of the family Tachinidae, these flies are parasitoids, though specific host records for Uclesia species remain poorly documented.
Uramya indita
Uramya indita is a tachinid fly species described by Walker in 1861. It belongs to the genus Uramya within the subfamily Dexiinae. The species has a documented presence in North America, including the United States, Mexico, and El Salvador, though some sources also cite records from East Asia. The genus Uramya comprises parasitoid flies that attack various insect hosts.
Vanderwulpia
Vanderwulpia is a genus of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) established by Townsend in 1891. The genus contains three described species: V. atrophopodoides, V. sequens, and V. sororcula. As members of the tribe Minthoini within subfamily Tachininae, these flies are parasitoids, though specific host associations remain poorly documented.
Vanderwulpia sequens
Vanderwulpia sequens is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae, first described by Townsend in 1892. It belongs to the tribe Minthoini within the subfamily Tachininae. The species is documented from North America, specifically the United States and Mexico.
Vibrissina
Vibrissina is a genus of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) comprising approximately 50 described species distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical regions. Species in this genus are parasitoids of sawfly larvae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta), particularly members of families Argidae, Tenthredinidae, and Diprionidae. The genus has been subject to recent taxonomic revision with five new species described from Costa Rica in 2017. Vibrissina turrita, the type species, has been recorded as a parasitoid of rose sawfly (Arge ochropus) in Turkey.
Wagneria
Wagneria is a genus of tachinid flies (family Tachinidae) established by Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830. The genus contains approximately 18 described species distributed across the Holarctic region. Notably, Wagneria holds the record for having more junior homonyms than any other animal genus name, reflecting historical taxonomic complications. As members of Tachinidae, these flies are parasitoids, though specific host associations for most Wagneria species remain poorly documented.
Winthemia quadripustulata
Red-Tailed Tachina
Winthemia quadripustulata is a species of tachinid fly (family Tachinidae) native to North America and parts of Europe. As a parasitoid, it has been documented as an internal parasite of caterpillars, specifically including larvae of the White-lined Sphinx moth (Hyles lineata). The species is one of several Winthemia flies known to attack sphingid caterpillars.
Winthemia reinhardi
Winthemia reinhardi is a species of tachinid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) described by Guimarães in 1972. The genus Winthemia comprises parasitoid flies that are internal parasites of caterpillars and other insect larvae. This species is recorded from North America.
Winthemiini
Winthemiini is a tribe of tachinid flies (family Tachinidae, subfamily Exoristinae). The tribe comprises approximately 11 genera, including the type genus Winthemia and the widespread genus Nemorilla. Members are parasitoid flies, though specific host associations remain incompletely documented for many species. The tribe has a global distribution with records spanning multiple continents.
Xanthoepalpus
Xanthoepalpus is a genus of tachinid flies established by Townsend in 1914. The genus contains four described species distributed in the Neotropical region. Like other tachinid flies, members of this genus are parasitoids whose larvae develop within other insects. The genus name derives from Greek roots referring to yellow coloration on the face or head region.
Xanthomelanodes
Xanthomelanodes is a genus of tachinid flies comprising 13 described species. As members of the subfamily Phasiinae and tribe Gymnosomatini, these flies are endoparasitoids of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Larvae develop inside their hosts and kill them. The genus was erected by Townsend in 1893 as a replacement name for Xanthomelana Wulp, 1892, which was already in use.
Xanthomelanodes atripennis
Xanthomelanodes atripennis is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae, originally described by Thomas Say in 1829 as Phasia atripennis. The species is found in North America, with documented records from the United States and Mexico. As a member of the subfamily Phasiinae and tribe Trichopodini, it belongs to a group of tachinid flies that are primarily parasitoids. The genus Xanthomelanodes is characterized by distinctive morphological features typical of this tribe.
Xanthomelanodes californicus
Xanthomelanodes californicus is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae, first described by Townsend in 1908. It is found in North America, with distribution records from Canada, the United States, and Mexico. As a tachinid fly, it is likely a parasitoid, though specific host associations for this species remain undocumented in the available literature.
Xanthomelanodes flavipes
Xanthomelanodes flavipes is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. It is distributed across North America, specifically in Canada and the United States. As a tachinid fly, it likely functions as a parasitoid, though specific host relationships remain undocumented in the available sources. The species was first described by Coquillett in 1897.
Zaira
Zaira is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae, first described by Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830. The genus comprises tachinid flies whose larvae develop as parasitoids of adult beetles. Members are classified within the subfamily Exoristinae and tribe Blondeliini.
Zelia
Zelia is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae. Tachinid flies are parasitoids, with larvae developing inside or on other insects. The genus was established by Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830. At least one species, Zelia tricolor, has documented host associations.
Zelia ruficauda
Zelia ruficauda is a tachinid fly described by Reinhard in 1946. The species belongs to the genus Zelia within the subfamily Dexiinae. As with other tachinid flies, it is likely a parasitoid, though specific host records remain undocumented. The species is known from the United States with limited observational records.