Genus Leucostoma

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

dark tachnid? fly with pointed abdomen - Leucostoma - female

Tachinidae; Leucostoma? - Leucostoma aterrimum - 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 Phasiinae

Tribe Leucostomatini

Genus Leucostoma

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

reviewed in(1)

Explanation of Names

Leucostoma Meigen 1803

Numbers

9 spp. in our area(2)

Identification

Female Leucostomatini have conspicuous cerci used as claspers(3) Leucostoma is distinguished from other North American genera by M intersecting R4+5 far from wing margin.

Range

worldwide (except Oriental region)(4), incl. most of NA(2)

Food

recorded hosts include members of various heteropteran families (Lygaeidae, Rhopalidae, Coreidae, Nabidae) and a grasshopper(2)

Remarks

Two easily distinguished species (in one sex) are L. simplex with male abdomen completely shining and L. aterrimum with the female abdomen greatly elongated.

Internet References

Genus page(2)

Works Cited

1.	A synopsis of the tachinid genus Leucostoma (Diptera) Reinhard H.J. 1956. J. Kans. Ent. Soc. 29: 155-168.

2.	Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico

3.	Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2 Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

4.	O’Hara J.E., Henderson S.J. (2020) World genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their regional occurrence. Version 11.0

Contributed by Joel Kits on 23 July, 2008 - 12:29pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 23 February, 2015 - 11:48am

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