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The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. M. Avcl and K. Kara (2002) Phytoparasitica 30(4):361-364 Tachinidae Parasitoids of Traumatocampa ispartaensis from Turkey Mustafa Avcl 1 and Kenan Kara 2 Tachinid parasitoids of Traumatocampaispartaensis Do~anlar & Avcl (Lepidoptera, Thaume- topoeidae), which was found to be a new species, were collected from the cedar forests around Isparta-Kaplda~. Tachinidae is a diverse, cosmopolitan family of true flies currently with approximately 8,600 described species (O'Hara, 2013). Of these, about 900 have been found in Europe (PaPe et al., 2015) and 61 species have been recorded for the Maltese archipelago (ebejer, 2011). Tachinid Tachinidae are one of the most diverse and ecologically important families in the order Diptera. As parasitoids, they are important natural enemies in most terrestrial ecological communities, particularly as natural enemies of larval Lepidoptera. Despite their diversity and ecological impact, relatively little is known about the evolution and ecology of tachinids, and what is known tends to be Tachinidae Oestridae Brian M. Worthington Determined species: Updated: September 2013 Rhinophoridae: 2 Tachinidae: 664 Oestridae: 29 . RHINOPHORIDAE Subfamily Tribe Genus Species Author Zoogeography Melanophora roralis (Linnaeus) NEA Rhinomorinia sarcophagina (Schiner) PAL the follow- ing 15 species of tachinidae (diptera) are recognized as occasional or common parasitoids of cho- ristoneura species in this region: actia diffidens curran, actia interrupta curran, ceromasia auricaudata townsend, compsilura concinnata (meigen), cyzenis incrassata (smith), eumea cae- sar (aldrich), hemisturmia parva (bigot), … An annotated host catalogue is given for the Tachinidae of Italy. It comprises 180 tachinid species reared from 310 arthropod hosts belonging to seven insect orders and one chilopod order. The paper includes data from literature as well as hitherto unpublished records. K e y w o r d s : Tachinidae, parasitoids, host catalogue, Italy. PDF Tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) Parasitoid Diversity and Temporal Abundance at a Single Site in the Northeastern United States Diego J. Inclán, J. Stireman Environmental Science 2011 TLDR The results provide a baseline for understanding the temporal and spatial diversity of these ecologically and agronomically important parasitoids. 9 The Tachinidae is the largest family of Diptera (among the suborder Brachycera). The larvae live as endopara-sites in insects (Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Heteroptera, Orthoptera and a few others) (1). The detailed general information on host data were obtained Key to the genera of Tachinidae in the eastern US This key is reduced from the key by D. M. Wood that appeared in Volume one of the Nearctic Diptera catalog that is currently out of print. (Thanks again to Judy Semroc .) This key has been updated to the genera in the new catalog from James O'Hara and D. M. Wood published in Jan. 2004. Tachininae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae.. Tribes & genera. Tribe Ernestiini; Appendicia Stein, 1924; Cleonice Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863; Eloceria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863; Ernestia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Eurithia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1844; Fausta Robineau-Desvoidy, 183