Eugenia (fly) explained

Eugenia is a genus for flies in the family Tachinidae.^[1] Its status is uncertain and the genus and both species have been considered, “Doubtful taxa in Tachinidae” ^[2]

Description

The genus was first described by Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Vol.1, listed p.900, p. 919] for two species from Southern France ^[3]

Taxonomy

Eugenia contains the following species:^[1]

• Eugenia fugax
• Eugenia silvatica

Comments: Evenhuis et al. (2010)^[2] report "CURRENT STATUS: Preoccupied by Gould, 1855; Martens, 1860; no replacement name proposed; placed in“Doubtful taxa in Tachinidae” by Herting & Dely-Draskovits (1993: 436)." Therefore, the identity of both species needs revision and possibly a replacement name for the genus needs to be established. It may be likely for both species to be synonyms of others that are well-characterised under other names.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Eugenia . iNaturalist. 2023-08-15. en.
2. N. L.. Evenhuis. J.E.. O’Hara. T.. Pape. A.C.. Pont. 2010. Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy. Zootaxa. 2373. 1–265. 10.11646/zootaxa.2373.1.1.
3. Book: Robineau-Desvoidy. J.-B.. 1863. Brewster. J. . Histoire naturelle des diptères des environs de Paris. Oeuvre posthume du Dr Robineau-Desvoidy. Publiée par les soins de sa famille, sous la direction de M.H. Monceaux.. Masson et Fils. Paris. 1&2. xvi + 1143pp.