| Archytas araujoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachininae |
| Tribe: | Tachinini |
| Genus: | Archytas |
| Species: | A. araujoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Archytas araujoi Guimarães, 1963 [1] | |
Archytas araujoi is a species of parasitic fly in the family Tachinidae. [2] Psychocampa concolor is its host, with adult A. araujoi flies emerging from P. concolor pupae. [3]
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods, usually other insects. The family is known from many habitats in all zoogeographical regions and is especially diverse in South America.
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Bombyliomyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Patelloa is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Senostoma is a genus of parasitoid tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae. Endemic to Australasia, the flies are medium-sized, bristly, and long-legged.
Blondeliini is a tribe of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Larvae are parasitoids of other insects, mostly beetles and caterpillars. Although nearly cosmopolitan, its greatest diversity is in the New World and especially in South America.
Exoristini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
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Tachinini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Archytas is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
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