Ormia Explained

Ormia is a small genus of nocturnal flies in the family Tachinidae, that are parasitoids of crickets.

Flies in this genus have become model organisms in sound localization experiments because of their "ears", which are complex structures inside the fly's prothorax near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, Ormia ochracea, has been the center of this research.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Ormia aldrichi Séguy, 1925^[4]
• Ormia australis (Townsend, 1911)^[5]
• Ormia bilimekii (Brauer & von Berganstamm, 1889)
• Ormia brevicornis Townsend, 1919^[6]
• Ormia carreirai Tavares, 1965^[7]
• Ormia crespoi Tavares, 1965^[7]
• Ormia depleta (Wiedemann, 1830)^[8]
• Ormia dominicana Townsend, 1919^[6]
• Ormia guianica Curran, 1934^[9]
• Ormia lenkoi Tavares, 1965^[7]
• Ormia lenti Tavares, 1965^[7]
• Ormia lineifrons Sabrosky, 1953^[10]
• Ormia lopesi Tavares, 1962^[11]
• Ormia mendesi Tavares, 1965^[7]
• Ormia nocturna Curran, 1934^[9]
• Ormia nuttingi (Sabrosky, 1953)^[10]
• Ormia ochracea (Bigot, 1889)^[12]
• Ormia pellucida Séguy, 1925^[4]
• Ormia punctata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
• Ormia rachoui Tavares, 1962^[11]
• Ormia reinhardi (Sabrosky, 1953)^[10]
• Ormia rosenoi (Tavares, 1965)^[7]
• Ormia rufa (Wulp, 1890)^[13]
• Ormia serrei Séguy, 1925^[4]
• Ormia tarsalis Séguy, 1925^[4]
• Ormia wolcotti Sabrosky, 1953^[10]
• Ormia wygodzinskyi Tavares, 1965^[7]

Notes and References

1. R. N. Miles, D. Robert & R. R. Hoy . 1995 . Mechanically coupled ears for directional hearing in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea . . 98 . 6 . 3059–3070 . 8550933 . 10.1121/1.413830. 1995ASAJ...98.3059M .
2. D. Robert, R. N. Miles & R. R. Hoy . 1996 . Directional hearing by mechanical coupling in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea . . 179 . 1 . 29–44 . 8965258 . 10.1007/BF00193432.
3. Web site: O’Hara . James E. . Henderson . Shannon J. . D. Monty . Wood . Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World. Tachinidae Resources . 1 July 2023 . 5 March 2020.
4. Séguy . E. . Etude sur quelques Calliphorines testaces rares ou peu connus . Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris . 1925 . 31 . 439–441.
5. Townsend . C.H.T. . Announcement of further results secured in the study of muscoid flies . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 1911 . 4 . 2 . 127–152 . 8 August 2023. 10.1093/aesa/4.2.127 . free .
6. Townsend . C.H.T. . New genera and species of muscoid flies . Proceedings of the United States National Museum . 1919 . 56 . 2301 . 541–592 . 10.5479/si.00963801.2301.541 . 5 July 2023.
7. Tavares . O. . Contribuição ao conhecimento da tribu Ormiini. IV: Gêneros Ormia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, E, Euphasiopteryx Townsend, 1915 (Diptera, Tachinidae) . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz . 1965 . 63 . 237–253 . 10.1590/S0074-02761965000100016 . Portuguese. free .
8. Book: Wiedemann . Christian Rudolph Wilhelm . Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten . 1830 . 2 . 21 April 2020.
9. Curran . C.H. . The Diptera of Kartabo, Bartica District, British Guiana, with descriptions of new species from other British Guiana localities . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 1934 . 66 . 287–532 . 21 February 2021.
10. Sabrosky . C.W. . Taxonomy and host relations of the tribe Ormiini in the Western Hemisphere, II (Diptera, Larvaevoridae) . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 1953 . 55 . 289–305 . 8 August 2023.
11. Tavares . O. . Contribuição ao conhecimento da tribu Ormiini. I: Gênero Ormia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Tachinidae) . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz . 1962 . 60 . 3 . 347–363 . 10.1590/S0074-02761962000300006 . Portuguese.
12. Bigot . J. M. F. . 1889 . Dipteres nouveaux ou peu connus. 34e partie, XLII: Diagnoses de nouvelles especes. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 8 . 6 . 253–270 .
13. Book: Wulp . F.M. van der. . Fam. Muscidae. Pp. 145–176 + pl. 4. [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.