Phasiinae Explained

Phasiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae.^{[1] [2] [3]} Except for the small tribe Strongygastrini members of this subfamily attack only Heteroptera.^[4]

Tribes & genera

The subfamily Phasiinae contains the following tribes and genera:

Tribe Catharosiini

• Catharosia Rondani, 1868^[5]

• Stackelbergomyia Rohdendorf, 1948^[6]

Tribe Cylindromyiini

• Australotachina Curran, 1834^[7]

• Bellina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863^[8]

• Besseria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

• Catapariprosopa Townsend, 1927^[10]

• Cylindromyia Meigen, 1803^[11]

• Hemyda Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

• Huttonobesseria Curran, 1927^[12]

• Lophosia Meigen, 1824^[13]

• Mesniletta Herting, 1979^[14]

• Neobrachelia Townsend, 1931^[15]

• Neolophosia Townsend, 1939^[16]

• Phania Meigen, 1824^[13]

• Phasiocyptera Townsend, 1927^[10]

• Polistiopsis Townsend, 1915^[17]

• Polybiocyptera Guimarães, 1979^[18]

• Pygidimyia Crosskey, 1967^[19]

Tribe Gymnosomatini

• Acaulona Wulp, 1884^[20]

• Atrichiopoda Townsend, 1931^[21]

• Bibiomima Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1889^[22]

• Bogosia Rondani, 1873^[23]

• Bogosiella Villeneuve, 1923^[24]

• Brasilomyia Özdikmen, 2010^[25]

• Cesaperua Koçak & Kemal, 2010^[26]

• Cistogaster Latreille, 1829^[27]

• Clytiomya Rondani, 1861^[28]

• Cylindrophasia Townsend, 1916^[29]

• Dallasimyia Blanchard, 1944^[30]

• Ectophasia Townsend, 1912^[31]

• Ectophasiopsis Townsend, 1915^[32]

• Eliozeta Rondani, 1856^[33]

• Euacaulona Townsend, 1908^[34]

• Euclytia Townsend, 1908^[34]

• Eutrichopoda Townsend, 1908^[34]

• Gymnoclytia Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1893^[35]

• Gymnosoma Meigen, 1803^[11]

• Homogenia Wulp, 1892^[36]

• Itaxanthomelana Townsend, 1927^[10]

• Mahauiella Toma, 2003^[37]

• Melanorophasia Townsend, 1934^[38]

• Pennapoda Townsend, 1897^[39]

• Pentatomophaga Meijere, 1917^[40]

• Syringosoma Townsend, 1917^[41]

• Tapajosia Townsend, 1934^[38]

• Tarassus Aldrich, 1933^[42]

• Technamyia Reinhard, 1975^[43]

• Trichopoda Berthold, 1827^[44] (feather-legged flies)

• Urucurymyia Townsend, 1934^[38]

• Xanthomelanodes Townsend, 1892^[38]

• Xanthomelanopsis Townsend, 1917^[45]

Tribe Hermyini

• Formicophania Townsend, 1916^[46]

• Hermya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

• Paraclara Bezzi, 1908^[47]

• Penthosia Wulp, 1892^[36]

• Penthosiosoma Townsend, 1926^[48]

Tribe Leucostomatini

• Apomorphomyia Crosskey, 1984^[49]

• Brullaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863^[50]

• Cahenia Verbeke, 1960^[51]

• Calyptromyia Villeneuve, 1915^[52]

• Cinochira Zetterstedt, 1844^[53]

• Clairvillia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

• Clairvilliops Mesnil, 1959^[54]

• Clelimyia Herting, 1981^[55]

• Dionaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

• Dionomelia Kugler, 1978^[56]

• Eulabidogaster Belanovsky, 1951^[57]

• Labigastera Macquart, 1834^[58]

• Leucostoma Meigen, 1803^[11]

• Oblitoneura Mesnil, 1975^[59]

• Periostoma Cortés, 1986^[60]

• Pradocania Tschorsnig, 1997^[61]

• Psalidoxena Villeneuve, 1941^[62]

• Pseudobrullaea Mesnil, 1957^[63]

• Takanoella Baranov, 1935^[64]

• Truphia Malloch, 1930^[65]

• Weberia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

Tribe Parerigonini

• Parerigone Brauer, 1898^[66]

• Paropesia Mesnil, 1970^[67]

• Zambesomima Mesnil, 1967^[68]

Tribe Phasiini:

• Compsoptesis Villeneuve, 1915^[52] /

• Elomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830^[9]

• Euscopoliopteryx Townsend, 1917^[41]

• Perigymnosoma Villeneuve, 1929^[69]

• Phasia Latreille, 1804^[70]

• Saralba Walker, 1865^[71]

• Subclytia Pandellé, 1894^[72]

Tribe Strongygastrini

• Arcona Richter, 1988^[73]

• Melastrongygaster Shima, 2015^[74]

• Opesia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863^[8]

• Rondaniooestrus Villeneuve, 1916^[75]

• Strongygaster Macquart, 1834^[58]

• Vanderwulpella Townsend, 1919^[76]

Tribe Xystini

• Xysta Meigen, 1924^[13]

Tribe Zitini

• Leverella Baranov, 1934^[77]

• Zita Curran, 1927^[12]

Unplaced genus of Phasiinae

• Shannonomyiella Townsend, 1939^[78]

Notes and References

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