| Hamaxia cumatilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachininae |
| Tribe: | Palpostomatini |
| Genus: | Hamaxia |
| Species: | H. cumatilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hamaxia cumatilis Mesnil, 1978 [1] | |
Hamaxia cumatilis is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Hamaxia of the family Tachinidae. [2]
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.
Gymnoglossa munroi is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Gymnoglossa in the family Tachinidae.
Hamaxia incongrua is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Hamaxia of the family Tachinidae. It is normally found in the Australasian biorealm, but may also be found in the Oriental and Palearctic realms. It is a parasite of numerous Scarabaeidae species, such as Popillia japonica.
Hamaxia mutatum is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Hamaxia of the family Tachinidae.
Gymnoglossa is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Hystricovoria is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Ceromya is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Nealsomyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Peribaea is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Medinospila is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae from Madagascar.
Actia is a genus of large 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.
Tachininae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Leskiini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Aphantorhaphopsis is a subgenus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Some consider this to be a subgenus of Siphona, most European workers seem content that this is a genus in its own right. They are known from the Palearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental regions.
Mesnilotrix is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Filistea is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae.
Afrophylax is a monotypic genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Carceliathrix is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.