Category: Oestroidea

Belongs within: Tachinidae.Contains: Ethillini, Winthemiini, Exoristini, Blondeliini, Eryciini. The Exoristinae are a poorly defined group of parasitoid flies, most of which possess setae on the prosternum. Members include both oviparous and ovolarviparous species with phylogenetic analysis suggesting multiple origins of ovolarviparity from oviparous ancestors and vice versa. The ancestral hosts of Exoristinae were likely to… Continue reading Exoristinae

Belongs within: Oestroidea.Contains: Gasterophilinae. The Oestridae, bot flies, are large flies whose larvae are parasitic on mammals. Larvae of Cuterebrinae and Hypodermatinae occupy a subdermal position in their host whereas Oestrinae infest the naso-pharyngeal area and Gasterophilinae are intestinal. The Cuterebrinae are found only in the New World and are parasites of rodents and lagomorphs,… Continue reading Oestridae

Belongs within: Eryciini. Drino is a cosmopolitan genus of tachinid flies that develop as parasitoids of sphingid moth larvae (Wood & Zumbado 2010). Characters (from Wood & Zumbado 2010): Eye bare; first flagellomere parallel-sided in profile; inner vertical bristles more or less parallel; ocellar bristles short, curving towards each other apically, or absent; fronto-orbital plate… Continue reading Drino

Belongs within: Oestroidea. The Paramacronychiinae are a group of sarcophagid flies combining a non-plumose arista with strong hairs on the meron. They are diverse in habits, including necrophagous species, predators of snails and parasites of other insects. Characters (from Pape & Dahlem 2010): Head profile with convex occipital region; antennal arista not plumose; eyes not… Continue reading Paramacronychiinae

Belongs within: Tachinidae.Contains: Minthoini, Siphonini, Tachinini, Polideini, Nemoraeini. The Tachininae are a group of parasitic flies that is poorly defined morphologically but strongly supported by molecular analysis. Members utilise a wide range of hosts with phylogenetic analysis suggesting an ancestral dependence on Lepidoptera (Stireman et al. 2019). Females possess a uterus and deposit eggs ready… Continue reading Tachininae

Belongs within: Oestridae. The Gasterophilinae include the stomach bot flies, with larvae that are parasitic on the mouth, tongue and stomach lining of large mammals. Eggs are laid on the host’s hair and enter the host when it licks itself. Long-term effects on the host are usually slight except in cases of severe infestation. Species… Continue reading Gasterophilinae