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 Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1863 for two species from Southern France.^[3]

Taxonomy

Eugenia contains the following species:^[1]

• Eugenia fugax
• Eugenia silvatica

In 2010, Evenhuis et al. reported the following: "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.