Xanthomelanodes arcuatus

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Xanthomelanodes arcuatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Phasiinae
Tribe: Gymnosomatini
Genus: Xanthomelanodes
Species:
X. arcuatus
Binomial name
Xanthomelanodes arcuatus
(Say, 1829) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Ocyptera arcuata Say, 1829 [1]

Xanthomelanodes arcuatus is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. [3] Hosts for the larval form of this tachinid include species in the genus Pselliopus , such as Pselliopus barberi and Pselliopus cinctus . [4]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Mexico.

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References

  1. 1 2 Say, T. (1829). "Descriptions of North American dipterous insects". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6: 149–178. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Say, T. (1830). "Descriptions of North American dipterous insects". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6: 183–188. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ 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 21 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Swadener, S. O.; Yonke, T. R. (1975). "Immature Stages and Biology of Pselliopus cinctus and Pselliopus barberi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 48 (4): 477–492. ISSN   0022-8567.


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