Borgmeiermyia
| Borgmeiermyia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Exoristinae |
| Tribe: | Blondeliini |
| Genus: | Townsend, 1935[1] |
| Type species | |
| Borgmeiermyia brasiliana | |
Borgmeiermyia is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae.[2] Individuals of this genus are 3-7mm long and black in ground colour with a golden dusting pattern on the thorax. Males are multifissicorn - the third antennal segment is multi-branched.
Species
- Borgmeiermyia brasiliana Townsend, 1919[1]
- Borgmeiermyia paraguayana Sehnal, 1998[3]
- Borgmeiermyia peruana Arnaud, 1963[4]
- Borgmeiermyia rozeni Arnaud, 1963[4]
References
- ^ a b c Townsend, C.H.T. (1935). "Multifissicorn male oestroids". Revista de Entomologia. 5: 292–293.
- ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Sehnal, P. (1998). "A new species of Borgmeiermyia Townsend, 1935, from Paraguay (Insecta: Diptera: Tachinidae)". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 100: 349–354.
- ^ a b Arnaud, P.H. Jr. (1963). "A revision of the genus Borgmeiermyia Townsend (Diptera, Tachinidae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2133): 1–18. Retrieved 3 April 2022.