Calodexia Explained

Calodexia is a Neotropical genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Females follow columns of army ants, apparently waiting for cockroaches to be flushed from hiding.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Calodexia agilis Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia aldrichi Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia apicalis Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia bella Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia bequaerti Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia bigoti Nihei & Dios, 2016
• Calodexia callani Thompson, 1968^[4]
• Calodexia caudata Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia continua Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia dives Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia fasciata Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia flavescens (Townsend, 1935)
• Calodexia flavicornis (Wulp, 1890)^[5]
• Calodexia flavipes (Schiner, 1868)
• Calodexia fulvibasis Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia fumosa (Townsend, 1912)
• Calodexia fuscus (Townsend, 1935)
• Calodexia globosa (Reinhard, 1953)
• Calodexia grata (Wulp, 1890)^[5]
• Calodexia insolita Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia interrupta Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia lateralis (Curran, 1934)^[3]
• Calodexia major Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia majuscula Wulp, 1891
• Calodexia mattoensis (Townsend, 1939)
• Calodexia mexicana (Townsend, 1915)
• Calodexia neofumosa Nihei & Dios, 2016
• Calodexia nigripes Thompson, 1968^[4]
• Calodexia panamensis Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia panamensis (Townsend, 1919)
• Calodexia peponis (Reinhard, 1953)
• Calodexia rubripes Thompson, 1968^[4]
• Calodexia scurra (Wulp, 1890)^[5]
• Calodexia signata (Wulp, 1890)^[6]
• Calodexia similis (Townsend, 1915)^[5]
• Calodexia strigosa (Wulp, 1890)^[5]
• Calodexia townsendi Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia valera Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia varia Curran, 1934^[3]
• Calodexia venteris Curran, 1934^[3]

Notes and References

1. Wood. D. M.. 1985. A Taxonomic Conspectus of the Blondeliini of North and Central America and the West Indies (Diptera: Tachinidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 117. S132. 3–130 . 10.4039/entm117132fv.
2. Web site: O’Hara . James E. . Henderson . Shannon J. . D. Monty . Wood . Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World. Tachinidae Resources . 3 April 2024 . 5 March 2020.
3. Curran . C.H. . Review of the tachinid genus Calodexia van der Wulp (Diptera) . American Museum Novitates . 1934 . 685 . 1–21 . 4 April 2022.
4. Thompson . W.R. . The tachinids of Trinidad. VIII. Phorocerines . Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada . 1968 . 56 . 1–207.
5. Book: Wulp . F.M. van der . Fam. Muscidae. Pp. 113–144 + pl. 3. [Cont.] In: Godman, F.D. and Salvin, O., eds., Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Zoologia. Class Insecta. Order Diptera. Vol. II. [1888–1903.] . 1890 . Taylor & Francis . London . 489 pp + 13 pls.
6. Book: Wulp . F.M. van der. . Fam. Muscidae. Pp. 177–200. [Cont.] In: Godman, F.D. and Salvin, O., eds., Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Zoologia. Class Insecta. Order Diptera. Vol. II. [1888–1903.] . 1890 . Taylor & Francis . London . 489 pp + 13 pls.