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.
Rhinophorinae is a subfamily of flies (Diptera), commonly known as Woodlouse Flies, found in all zoogeographic regions except Oceania, but mainly in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions.
Billaea is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Most larvae, where known are parasitoids of Coleoptera or Lepidoptera (Pyralidae)
Zaira is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Larvae are parasitoids of adult beetles.
Rutilia is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to Australia and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are parasitoids of other insects, specifically Rutilia are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of scarab beetles.
Dinera ferina (Fallen) is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. In June 2018, the Bulletin of Insectology wrote that Dinera ferina was "confirmed to be a parasitoid of larvae of the two Italian Platycerus species, Platycerus caprea and Platycerus caraboides (L.) ."
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.
Clemelis pullata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. This family consists of dipteran tachina flies, which are protelean parasitoids of arthropods.
Exorista larvarum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Phasia obesa is a species of 'parasitic flies' belonging to the family Tachinidae subfamily Phasiinae.
Phasia pusilla is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Macquartia grisea is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Nemorilla floralis is a species of tachinid fly.
Billaea irrorata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Billaea pectinata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Elodia morio is a species of tachinid fly in the genus Elodia of the family Tachinidae. The larvae are parasitoids of Codling moth larvae.
Billaea maritima is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Billaea impigra is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Billaea adelpha is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Billaea fortis is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
