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Species Cylindromyia propusilla

Is this Cylindromyia? - Cylindromyia propusilla

Tachinidae - Parasitic Flies Cylindromyia propusilla - Cylindromyia propusilla

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 Phasiinae

Tribe Cylindromyiini

Genus Cylindromyia

No Taxon (subgenus Cylindromyia)

Species propusilla (Cylindromyia propusilla)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Aldrich named this species Cylindromyia nigra in 1926. When he discovered that name was taken, he renamed it to Cylindromyia pusilla. That name was also taken, so Sabrosky and Arnaud renamed it to Cylindromyia propusilla.

Identification

The only northern species with abdomen mostly black, with curved white bands but no trace of red. Its range overlaps in the south with atra, which also lacks red markings.

Range

Eastern USA and adjacent Canada

Contributed by John F. Carr on 23 April, 2016 - 6:46am
Last updated 1 May, 2016 - 8:57am

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