Sturmia convergens

Sturmia convergens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Exoristinae
Tribe:	Goniini
Genus:	Sturmia
Species:	S. convergens
Binomial name
	Sturmia convergens; (Wiedemann, 1824)
Synonyms
	Polychnomyia flavohalterataBischof, 1904; Sturmia completa Curran, 1927; Tachina convergens Wiedemann, 1824; Tachina setilatera Wiedemann, 1824;

Last updated July 04, 2024

Sturmia convergens is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.^[4]^[5]^[6]

It is a parasitoid of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), as well as Danaus chrysippus and Agrius convolvuli .^[7] The wasp species Taeniogonalos raymenti can be reared as a hyperparasite of S. convergens.^[8]

Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Papua New Guinea.

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References

1 2 3 Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1824). Munus rectoris in Academia Christiana Albertina aditurus Analecta entomologica ex Museo Regio Havniens: maxime congesta profert iconibusque illustrat. Kiliae,eregio typoguapheo scholarum. pp. 1–60. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
↑ Bischof, J. (1904). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Muscaria schizometopa" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich- Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 54: 79–101. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
↑ Curran, C.H. (1927). "New West Indian Tachinidae" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1–15). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
↑ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
↑ Mitra, Bulganin; Sharma, R.M. "Checklist Of Indian Tachinid Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tachinidae)" (PDF). Jabalpur. pp. 1–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.
↑ O'Hara, James E.; Shima, Hiroshi; Zhang, Chuntian (2009). "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2190. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–236. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2190.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334 . Retrieved 2011-02-24.
↑ "Agrius convolvuli (convolvulus hawkmoth)". Invasive Species Compendium (ISC). CAB International.
↑ Clarke, A. R.; Zalucki, M. P. (2001). "Taeniogonalos raymenti Carmean & Kimsey (Hymenoptera : Trigonalidae) reared as a hyperparasite of Sturmia convergens (Weidemann) (Diptera : Tachinidae), a primary parasite of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae)". Pan-pacific Entomologist. 77 (2): 68–70. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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[Wiedemann1824-1] 1 2 3 Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1824). Munus rectoris in Academia Christiana Albertina aditurus Analecta entomologica ex Museo Regio Havniens: maxime congesta profert iconibusque illustrat. Kiliae,eregio typoguapheo scholarum. pp. 1–60. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[Bischof1904-2] Bischof, J. (1904). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Muscaria schizometopa" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich- Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 54: 79–101. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[Curran1927-3] Curran, C.H. (1927). "New West Indian Tachinidae" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1–15). Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[OHara2020-4] O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[Mitra-5] Mitra, Bulganin; Sharma, R.M. "Checklist Of Indian Tachinid Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tachinidae)" (PDF). Jabalpur. pp. 1–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.

[OHara_china-6] O'Hara, James E.; Shima, Hiroshi; Zhang, Chuntian (2009). "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2190. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–236. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2190.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334 . Retrieved 2011-02-24.

[7] "Agrius convolvuli (convolvulus hawkmoth)". Invasive Species Compendium (ISC). CAB International.

[ClarkeZalucki2001-8] Clarke, A. R.; Zalucki, M. P. (2001). "Taeniogonalos raymenti Carmean & Kimsey (Hymenoptera : Trigonalidae) reared as a hyperparasite of Sturmia convergens (Weidemann) (Diptera : Tachinidae), a primary parasite of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae)". Pan-pacific Entomologist. 77 (2): 68–70. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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