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Eastern Tachinidae |
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Working list of the Tachinid flies of the eastern United States. List obtained from the online catalog and from the published full catalog of O'Hara and Wood from January 2004. That book is not a descriptive or key textbook. It is strictly a North American summary of current species with ranges and name history. And an excellent bibliography.
Of all the fly groups on this site this is the most daunting group. There are 1345 species in this updated catalog in the US north of Mexico, including 4 subfamilies, 46 tribes and 303 genera. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your bent, this is not as much of a western dominant group as some of the other fly groups and the list below for strictly eastern occurrences includes 780 species. Blue highlighted years after the species names are the species projected for Arkansas. Which gives an estimated 176 genera for Arkansas and a whopping 437 estimated species. Should be entertaining.
State distributions for this group are noted as they are mentioned in the catalog of O'Hara and Wood. These can be patchy and frankly odd. In some species I have dropped the western occurrences to shorten the geographic line. In others it gives an idea of the full distribution and it is retained. Many species have only one state listed which may or may not be a good representation of the geography. I get the feeling there are quite a few poorly collected Tachinid species. Commas in the state lists separate out disjunctive states in the distributions. This list does not include species which occur only in Texas or only in Oklahoma.
Bracketed names are known parasitized prey, either families or genera. Not all inclusive, just the known and published. These are from the 1978 Host-Parasite Catalog from the Dept. of Agriculture.
There are virtually no named images of eastern Tachinids to species on the web anywhere except O'Hara's Tachinid Times page. There are some generalized representatives of many of the genera. The few that are out there are linked to the key and not here in the list. A key to the genera was a massive undertaking but there is one in the Nearctic catalog which I have reduced and updated. We will see how that goes. Key is now here. |
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Subfamily Dexiinae
Campylochetini [Noctuidae, Geometridae, Tortricidae] Campylocheta Rondani 1859
atriceps Reinhard 1952 (Chaetophlepsis) OH NY AR CT MA MS NH MA OH RI (parasitizes the Green Cloverworm) AR DE IL MD MS MO NC OH
TN TX VA MS semiothisae Brooks 1945 (Chaetophlepsis) MD MN OH VA WV NC VA FL SC Dexiini
Ateloglossa Coquillett 1899 (formerly Arctophyto, uses scarab larvae)
cinerea Coquillett 1899 (Ateloglossa) CT IA ME NC NY SC VA WV NY MI OH NY NH NC MA WV MA CT MI MN NY PA WI MA NY
Billaea Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
claripalpis Wulp 1895 (Sarcophaga) FL Introduced IA IL NC PA TX GA to ME MN VT FL NM NE KS to ME DC GA MI NY TX WA NY Dexia Meigen 1826
ventralis Aldrich 1925 (Dexia) NJ Introduced
Dinera R-D. 1830
grisescens Fallen 1817 (Musca) KS ME PA to AZ NJ NM
Estheria R-D.1830
cinerea (Townsend) 1908 MI
Megapariopsis Townsend 1915
opaca Coquillett 1899 (Megaparia) NE to TX, VA to FL
Microchaetina Wulp 1891
cinerea Wulp 1891 (Microchaetina) ?FL UT to MO south to NM TX CA FL Mochlosoma Brauer and Bergenstamm 1889
illocale Reinhard 1958 (Mochlosoma) OH MA OH PA
Nicephorus Reinhard 1944
floridensis Reinhard 1944 (Nicephorus) FL GA
Ochrocera Townsend 1916
vaginalis Townsend 1916 (Ochrocera) ME NH NC TN VT
Opsotheresia Townsend 1919
bigelowi Curran 1926 (Gymnodexia) WI south to KS PA, VA WV MA MD NY south to GA
Phalacrophyto Townsend 1915
sarcophagina Coquillett 1902 (Paraphyto) CO to IL south to OK
Phasiops Coquillett 1899
flavus Coquillett 1899 (Phasiops) IL to MD NY NJ, FL LA
Prosena Lepeletier and Serville 1828
siberita Fabricius 1775 (Stomoxys) NJ Introduced
Prosenoides B. & B. 1891
assimilis Reinhard 1954 (Prosenoides) NM to KS AR, OH VA FL GA Ptilodexia B. & B. 1889
canescens Walker 1852 (Dexia) NY west to ID
WY UT Canada south to GA west to WY UT MS to TN, MD NY IL OH NY ND TN Entire EAST MI and the Northeast Canada south to GA west to AR KS NE SD FL FL to NC Canada to FL west to WA MT Zelia R-D.1830 [Cerambycidae, Passalidae, Scarabaeidae, Tenebrionidae]
metalis Reinhard 1946 (Minthozelia) NC OH PA
TX GA TX NY PA to NV south to LA MD IA FL Entire EAST IN NJ south to FL, WA ID
Dufouriini
Dufouria R-D. 1830
americana Reinhard 1943 OH
Oestrophasia B. & B. 1889
calva Coquillett 1902 (Oestrophasia) CA to TX, MI MA south to FL FL CA to LA, OR MS TN
Epigrimyiini
Beskia B. & B. 1889
aelops Walker 1849 (Tachina) AZ to VA south to FL TX
Epigrimyia Townsend 1891
illinoensis Robertson 1901 (Epigrimyia) GA IL IA MI MD NC OH TN TX VA Entire EAST
Eutherini
Euthera Loew 1866
setifacies Brooks 1945 (Euthera) ME IL to MA south to FL TX
Freraeini
Freraea R-D. 1830 (Eugymnogaster)
montana Coquillett 1897 (Gymnophania) OH NH ME
Imitomyiini
Imitomyia Townsend 1912
sugens Loew 1863 (Himantostoma) MI NH OH ME
Palpostomatini
Eutrixa Coquillett 1897
exilis Coquillett 1895 (Clytiomyia) NH to MN
south to GA TX
Sophiini
Cordyligaster Macquart 1844 (from Eucordyligaster)
septentrionalis Townsend 1909 (Cordyligaster) KS to PA south to LA FL, MD
Euantha Wulp 1885
litturata Olivier 1812 (Ocyptera) FL GA KY PA
Telothyriini
Leskiopsis Townsend 1916
thecata Coquillett 1895 (Myiobia) OH to MA south to FL TN
Thelairini
Spathidexia Townsend 1912 [Hesperiidae]
cerussata Reinhard 1934 (Spathidexia) CT MI
OH MI ME south to KY NC, TX FL LA Entire US MO TX VA Entire EAST
Thelaira R-D. 1830 [Arctiidae, Pyralidae] americana Brooks 1945 (Thelaira) Entire US
Uramyini
Uramya R-D. 1830
limacodis Townsend 1892 (Aporia) MI ME south
to GA MI NH south to AZ FL GA FL TX
Voriini
Athrycia R-D. 1830
cinerea Coquillett 1895 (Paraplagia) BC to CO, IL MA south to TX VA
Blepharomyia B. & B.1889
tibialis Curran 1927 (Eulasiona) NC NY OH TN
Chaetonopsis Townsend 1915
spinosa Coquillett 1899 (Chaetona) KS to NY RI south to OK GA FL
Chaetoplagia Coquillett 1895
atripennis Coquillett 1895 (Chaetoplagia) CA NY south to TX FL
Cyrtophleba Rondani 1856
coquilletti Aldrich 1926 (Cyrtophleba) WA to CA NM, MI MA south to IL NJ, TN VA
WV NC VA WV
Eriothrix Meigen 1803 (Pyraustomyia)
penitalis Coquillett 1897 (Panzeria) MA to WI south to KS GA
Eulasiona Townsend 1892
aperta Reinhard 1958 (Paralispidea) OH MA NY KS NC OH WA MN NY south to KS TN VA, GA NC VT MI LA MD
Euptilopareia Townsend 1916
erucicola Coquillett 1897 (Paraplagia) MD Hypovoria Villeneuve 1912
cauta Townsend 1926 (Catalinovoria) NY WA south to AZ CA VA TX OH
Kirbya R-D. 1830
aldrichi Curran 1927 (Hesperophasia) ND NY south to KS MD
Meleterus Aldrich 1926
nuperus Reinhard 1956 (Meleterus) GA
Metaplagia Coquillett 1895
brevicornis Brooks 1945 (Metaplagia) NH OH TX MI MA south to GA NM TX
Metopomuscopteryx Townsend 1915
tibialis Coquillett 1902 (Muscopteryx) MO
Muscopteryx Townsend 1892
evexa Reinhard 1964 (Tarassophorus) OH WI GA MS TX FL Periscepsia Gistel 1848
clesides Walker 1849 (Tachina) MN ME south to OH NM WV QU south to KS CT NY WA south to CA TX VA Phyllomya R-D. 1830
polita Coquillett 1898 (Admontia) MI OH to ME, FL NC Plagiomima B. & B. 1891
alternata Aldrich 1926 (Plagiomima) FL OH OH MD south to GA IA NJ south to TX NC NJ NY south to SC, CO IL OK TX IN KS OK TX
Trochilodes Coquillett 1903
leonardi West 1925 (Rhamphina) NY Voria R-D. 1830
aurifrons Townsend 1892 (Plagia) MI to MA south to IL VA, IA EAST south to MS DC
Wagneria R-D. 1830
cornuta Curran 1928 (Wagneria) Canada south to CT OH MA AR MS GA FL MA OH MN to ME south to CO CT, FL KY LA TX VA WV
Subfamily Exoristinae
Blondeliini (Mostly parasitize Coleoptera and Chrysomelids)
Admontia B. & B.1889 [Tipulidae, Noctuidae] degeerioides Coquillett 1895 (Hypostena) MI to NH south to VA, IA IN IL NC
TN WV DC NY PA nasoni Coquillett 1895 (Admontia) IL IN MI OH
NY NC WI MD to TN south to GA MS, MA MI OH NY MI rufochaeta Curran 1927 OH NY NC WI FL LA MS TX NH VA WV
Angustia Sellers 1943
angustivitta Aldrich and Webber 1924 (Zenillia) NY OH PA VA IA OH VA
Anisia Wulp 1890
flaveola Coquillett 1897 (Hypostena) KS to NH south to GA LA MA to FL TX, MO MI OH NY to FL FL GA TX
Anoxynops Townsend 1927
aldrichi Curran 1926 (Paralispe) MI to ME south to VA, TX
Belida R-D. 1863
chaetoneura Coquillett 1897 (Masicera) NC OH WV, MI to ME CT OH to ME RI, VA FL MO NC MT
Blondelia R-D. 1830
eufitchiae Townsend 1892 (Masicera) Entire US south to CA GA MN to MA south to AZ FL CO DC IA NC OH
VA WA WV ? Location MA Calolydella Townsend 1927
lathami Curran 1925 (Lydella) IL MI to MA south to AZ TN MS
Celatoria Coquillett 1890
diabroticae Shimer 1871 (Tachina) MA to WA south to CA GA MA to OR south to CA GA
Chaetonodexodes Townsend 1916
vanderwulpi Townsend 1892 (Myothyria) CA CO to FL SC
Chaetostigmoptera Townsend 1916
crassinervis Walton 1913 (Chaetophleps) MD to FL to LA, OH MO GA MD NC TN VA FL
Compsilura Bouche 1834
concinnata Meigen 1824 (Tachina) IL MN south to VA Introduced to combat the Gypsy Moth
Cryptomeigenia B. & B.1891
brimleyi Reinhard 1947 (Cryptomeigenia) GA NC NY GA NY WV OH NJ TX WA IL IL OH WV AR IA IL IN NE WI MI MN NY TX NY TX VA WV MI East south to SC TX MA MI OH VA
Eribella Mesnil 1960
exilis Coquillett 1897 (Masicera) MI to ME south to RI, LA WV IA MI OH VT
Eucelatoria Townsend 1909
auriceps Aldrich 1926 (Xiphomyia) GA VA FL TX KS MS MO OK SC TX ND to NH south to AZ FL CA FL TX AR to DE south to FL TX MS OH TX VA
Euhalidaya Walton 1914
genalis Coquillett 1897 (Biomyia) KS OH PA WI
Euthelyconychia Townsend 1927 (from Opsomeigenia)
nana Curran 1929 (Dexodes) IA WY OH ME PA NY VT WI to PA RI, GA TX VT VA WV
Istocheta Rondani 1859
aldrichi Mesnil 1953 (Hyperecteina) CT DC MA NY NJ PA Introduced Lixophaga Townsend 1908
diatraeae Townsend 1916 (Euzenilliopsis) FL GA TX Introduced MN to ME south to GA, UT MI NM NY OH VA WV AR LA FL IL NJ south to MS FL MI WA WY, WV OH TX UT to CT south to AZ FL NY TX CT MA ME NH NY OH VT WA WV MAN to ME south to FL TX
Medina R-D. 1830
barbata Coquillett 1895 (Hypostena) BC ID south to VA, FL KS LA NC TX quinteri Townsend 1915 (Torynotachina) MD NY PA TX VT spinosa Coquillett 1897 NH
Meigenia R-D. 1830
submissa Aldrich and Webber 1924 (Zenillia) OH
Miamimyia Townsend 1916 [Blattidae] cincta Townsend, 1916 FL
Myiopharus B. & B. 1889
aberrans Townsend 1916 (Doryphorophaga) SD to MA south to MO VA AR FL TX UT to MI NY south to TX FL ID to NY south to CA TX, IA NJ WV Entire US south to AZ CA SC TX FL MD NJ NC OK SC TX AZ to IL OH south to TX FL NE KS to NY NJ, MI Entire US securis Reinhard 1945 (Myiopharus) TX CO to NY south to FL TX
Opsomeigenia Townsend 1919
flavipalpis Reinhard 1934 (Anetia) FL GA NC TN TX VA WV MD to MO, TX VA WV Oswaldia R-D. 1863
albifacies Townsend 1908 (Paradexodes) ME south to MD, MI VA WV MD ME VA ND to ME south to MS GA MI MA ME OH TX VA WV NY WI KS MI MO MD NJ NC VA WV OH NC NY WI to ONT south to OH CT
Oxynops Townsend 1912
anthracinus Bigot 1889 (Degeeria) ND to MA south to NM FL
Paracraspedothrix Villenueve 1920
angulicornis Curran 1930 (Elephantocera) NY NC VT WV Phasmophaga Townsend 1909 [Phasmatidae] americana Coquillett 1897 (Racodineura) FL GA
IL FL KS MO NY TX VA WI FL Phyllophilopsis Townsend 1915
evanida Reinhard 1958 (Phyllophilopsis) MA NY
to VA, OH OH to ME south to GA, TN MI
Picconia R-D. 1863
derisa Reinhard 1943 (Gremlinotrophus) MI OH
Prodegeeria B. & B. 1894
albicincta Reinhard 1924 (Pilatea) NY TN TX MI OH
Sphaerina Wulp 1890
linearis Townsend 1915 FL
Thelairodoria Townsend 1927
setinervis Coquillett 1910 (Exorista) TX to OH FL, MD VA WV
Trigonospila Pokorny 1886
erilis Reinhard 1943 (Nimiocauda) MA NY GA TX MA OH
Vibrissina Rondani 1861
aurifrons Curran 1930 (Spathimeigenia) WI to
PA, NY KS AR MI MI to MA south to FL TX KS to VA south to AZ LA SC, MD PA MA PA to FL TX Zaira R-D. 1830
angustifrons Reinhard 1930 (Viviania) FL TX FL MS SC MA NJ NM PA VT GA KS to NY CT south to FL TX AR TX NE to NY south to AR SC
Eryciini
Acantholespesia Wood 1987
comstocki Williston 1889 (Phorocera) FL IL GA NC NM SC TX MS SC TN Ametadoria Townsend 1927 (from Sturmia)
harrisinae Coquillett 1897 (Sturmia) CA to TX, FL ID MD OH NY VA
Aplomya R-D. 1830
theclarum Scudder 1887 (Tachina) Entire US south to CA MS SC VA
Aplomyopsis Townsend 1927 (from Aplomya)
polita Coquillett 1897 (Exorista) GA Buquetia R-D. 1847
obscura Coquillett 1897 (Winthemia) IA to MA, MD TX
Carcelia R-D. 1830
amplexa Coquillett 1897 (Exorista) IA NH MA CT to IN south to AZ TX AL FL MI to MA south to MO FL, IL FL IN MO NY TX VA DC to FL, OH MS TX CA to NH south to TX FL laxifrons Villeneuve 1912 (Carcelia) East?
Introduced MA ME NC CT MA ME NY NJ BC to NJ, GA MI NY OH TN TX Entire US OH yalensis Sellers 1943 (Carcelia) ME MA TX
Drino R-D. 1863
antennalis Reinhard 1922 (Pseudochaeta) AZ to
SC, FL BC to ND south to CO, MI OH NY ME Introduced CA to FL, NC VA CA to ME south to TX FL ND to NY south to CA FL TX
Eunemorilla Townsend 1919
comosa Reinhard 1944 (Masiphyomyia) MI
Hubneria R-D. 1847
estigmenensis Sellers 1943 (Aplomya) ID to ME south to AZ CA RI, MI OH
Lespesia R-D. 1863
aletiae Riley 1879 (Tachina) IL to NJ south
to CA FL CT NY NJ RI MO Entire US MI MD NY NJ PA VA AR FL ME MN MD MA MS NC OH TX VA BC to QU south to CA FL ? CT KS MA NY NH PA SD FL TX FL TX DC GA ID IN KS MA OH OK PA TX Entire US FL WA to ME south to CO MS, TX AZ to MD GA MA MO CA to GA, FL NC MS TN FL LA MS TX FL rubripes Sabrosky 1980 (Lespesia) FL GA sabroskyi Beneway 1963 (Lespesia) WA to ME south to OR CA east to MS sammiae Webber 1930 BC to NS south to CA DC BC to MA south to AZ FL CT DC GA MD MI NC NY OK NY to NC west to KS TX Lydella R-D. 1830
deckeri Curran 1929 (Erycia) IA BC to ME south to CA MS VA QU south to AL MO NC Introduced
Madremyia Townsend 1916
saundersii Williston 1889 (Phorocera) BC to ME south to CA IL MA VA WV
Nilea R-D. 1863
carpocapsae Townsend 1919 (Eutritochaeta) AR
Canada MA MD OH PA erecta Coquillett 1902 (Phorocera) Entire US CT to MI south to TX FL mathesoni Reinhard 1937 FL NY OH PA VA MA MI ME OH TX BC to ME south to WY OH, DC NY NC
WV MN NE to MA, MD NY VA Phebellia R-D. 1846
cerurae Sellers 1943 (Aplomya) MA ALB to NY south to SD OH, TX WV BC to ME south to CA RI WY, OH WV MN to ME NJ, VA WV NC TN VA WV WY MA ME NY ME
Phryxe R-D. 1830
pecosensis Townsend 1926 (Plagiophryxe) AK, BC to NF south to CA MA NM PA VA WV BC ID to CA, WI to NJ
Prooppia Townsend 1926
crassiseta (A. & W., 1924) Manitoba to MA south to AR GA nigripalpis (R.-D., 1848) OH NY VA WV
Siphosturmia Coquillett 1897
melampyga Reinhard 1931 (Siphosturmiopsis) CO FL IL to VT, NC NJ TN TX VA KS to MA south to TX NC, FL OH to MD south to FL TX, IL
Sisyropa B. and B. 1889
alypiae Sellers 1943 (Sisyropa) CT MS MA
VT WI to ME south to KS MS NC Townsendiellomyia Baranov 1932
nidicola Townsend 1908 (Zygobothria) New England Introduced
Zizyphomyia Townsend 1916
crescentis Reinhard 1944 (Sturmia) CO KS to TX, NC NY OH KS OH TX to MS
Exoristini
Austrophorocera Townsend 1916
cocciphila Aldrich and Webber 1924 (Phorocera) DC MD OH TN MI to NY south to GA, FL OH TX MI to MA south to FL, OH TN TX OH to MA south to FL, MO TN TX GA OH MD NC TN VA RI to GA, OK OH TN TX MA MD NY OH PA VA DC MD NY OH
Bessa R-D. 1863
harveyi Townsend 1892 (Daeochaeta) Canada south to WA OH, NH VT Introduced unknown distribution
Chaetexorista B. and B. 1894
javana B. and B. 1894 (Chaetexorista) MA Introduced
Chetogena Rondani 1856
claripennis Macquart 1848 (Phorocera) Entire
US Entire US FL TX AR FL KS IN OK SC TX AZ to MD south to TX FL subnitens Aldrich and Webber 1924 (Phorocera) VA CA to SD south to TX NY OH
Subgenus Diplostichus
lophyri Townsend 1892 (Phorocera) BC to NS south to CA OH FL Subgenus Stomatomyia
floridensis Townsend 1892 (Plagiprospherysa) FL GA NE TX Exorista Meigen 1803
Subgenus Adenia
dydas Walker 1849 (Tachina) Entire US
Subgenus Exorista
larvarum Linnaeus 1758 (Musca) New England Introduced Entire US
Gueriniopsis Reinhard 1943
setipes Coquillett 1902 (Frontina) MAN to PA south to IA SD
Parasetigena B. & B. 1891
silvestris Robineau-Desvoidy 1863 NY VA WV Introduced
Phorocera R-D. 1830
aequalis Reinhard 1935 |
