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Genus Medina

tiny parasitic fly - Medina Tachinidae ? - Medina - female Tachinidae ? - Medina - female Tachinidae ? - Medina - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Oestroidea
Family Tachinidae (Parasitic Flies)
Subfamily Exoristinae
Tribe Blondeliini
Genus Medina
Explanation of Names
Medina Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Numbers
4 spp. in our area(1)
Range
worldwide except Australasian(2); in our area, M. barbata widespread, the rest mostly eastern(1)
Remarks
Females of at least one species lay eggs under elytra of flea beetles in genus Altica. The large seventh sternite is used to pry open elytra.
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