| Cossidophaga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Exoristinae |
| Tribe: | Eryciini |
| Genus: | Cossidophaga Baranov, 1934 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Podomyia atkinsoni Aubertin, 1932 [2] | |
Cossidophaga is a genus of bristle flies in the family Tachinidae. [3]
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Ronald A. Senior-White FRSE FRES was an English entomologist and malariologist who worked in India and Ceylon. His entomological studies concerned Diptera, especially the mosquitoes.
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Eucelatoria is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Exorista is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Phasia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Linnaemya is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
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Exoristinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae.
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.
Eryciini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae
Beridinae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
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