Rhachoepalpus olivaceus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tachinidae |
Subfamily: | Tachininae |
Tribe: | Tachinini |
Genus: | Rhachoepalpus |
Species: | R. olivaceus |
Binomial name | |
Rhachoepalpus olivaceus | |
Rhachoepalpus olivaceus is a species of bristle fly in 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.
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Jurinella is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Deopalpus is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Neocuphocera is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Oestrohystricia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Paradejeania is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Phosocephala is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Protodejeania is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Laufferiella is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Lindigepalpus is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Mikia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Voriini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae. More junior homonyms exist of Wagneria than any other animal genus name.
Dexiinae 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
Tachinini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Archytas is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Archytas marmoratus, of the marmoratus species group, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.
Juriniopsis adusta is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.