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Genus Paradidyma

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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 Tachininae
Tribe Minthoini
Genus Paradidyma
Explanation of Names
Paradidyma Brauer & Bergenstamm 1891
Numbers
16 spp. in our area(1)
Identification
A row of long bristles on the parafacial next to the facial ridge distinguishes Paradidyma from most North American Tachinidae. Some Voriini have similar bristles and many genera have a row of smaller bristles on the facial ridge. The scutellum has three pairs of marginal bristles, the apical pair long and crossed.
Range
New World, incl. most of NA(2)(1)
Print References
West, L. S. 1925. New Phasiidae and Tachinidae from New York State. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 33(3): 121-135 (Biodiversity Heritage Library)
Reinhard H.J. (1934) American muscoid flies of the genera Ceratomyiella and Paradidyma. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2973): 9-43. (Biodiversity Heritage Library)
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