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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

Family Tachinidae - Parasitic Flies

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

Annotated catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insect, Diptera) of the Afrotropical Region, with the description of seven new genera

By O'Hara, James E. and Pierfilippo Cerretti
ZooKeys 575, 2016

In addition to cataloging the Tachinidae of Africa in preparation for the Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, this paper discusses recent developments in classification of world Tachinidae.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 19 September, 2016 - 7:26am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

The Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Central Europe: Identification Keys for the Species and Data on Distribution and Ecology

By Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting
State Museum of Natural Science, Stuttgart, 1994

translated by Rotraud Rayner & Chris Raper, 2001

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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 16 October, 2015 - 11:51pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

Revision of the Polideini (Tachinidae) of American north of Mexico

By O'Hara, J.E.
Studia dipterologica - Supplement 10, 2002

Abstract: http://www.studia-dipt.de/suppl10.htm

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 12 May, 2015 - 6:02pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

History of tachinid classification (Diptera, Tachinidae)

By O’Hara J.E.
ZooKeys 316: 1–34, 2013

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Contributed by v belov on 21 March, 2014 - 1:08pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

A host-parasite catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera)

By Arnaud P.H.
USDA Miscellaneous Publication 1319: 1–860, 1978

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Note: an updated version of host data provided in this catalog is available in(1)

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Contributed by v belov on 19 November, 2013 - 3:46pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae)

Tachinidae: evolution, behavior, and ecology

By Stireman J.O., III, O'Hara J.E., Wood D.M.
Annu. Rev. Entomol. 51: 525–555, 2006

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Contributed by v belov on 2 December, 2010 - 6:42pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Ormiini » Ormia » Ormia lineifrons

Auditory Parasitoid Flies Exploiting Acoustic Communication of Insects

By Berthold Hedwig and Daniel Robert
SpringerLink, 2013

This is chapter 4 in Insect Hearing and Acoustic Communication. Animal Signals and Communication and includes the following sections:

Parasitic Hearing Flies and Hosts
- Host Selection and Communication Signals
- Impact of Parasitic Flies on Host Communication Systems
Host Targeting Behaviour
The Ears of Parasitoid Flies
- Auditory Morphology and Comparison Between Species
- Biomechanics of the Dipteran Tympanal Ears
Organisation of the Auditory Pathway and Auditory Processing
- Auditory Afferents
- Structure and Response Properties of Auditory Interneurons
- Sensory-Motor Integration

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Contributed by dvoribird on 30 October, 2021 - 3:37pm

Taxonomy and host relations of the tribe Ormiini in the Western Hemisphere (Diptera, Larvaevoridae)

By Sabrosky C.W.
Entomological Society of Washington, 1953

Includes a detailed description of Ormia lineifrons male and female, p.175-176.

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Contributed by dvoribird on 30 October, 2021 - 3:20pm

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