Ormia

Ormia is a small genus of nocturnal flies in the family Tachinidae, that are parasitoids of crickets. The genus occurs throughout the Americas.

Ormia
Ormia reinhardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Tachininae
Tribe: Ormiini
Genus: Ormia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Euphasiopteryx Townsend, 1915
  • Phasiopteryx Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1889

Flies in this genus have become model organisms in sound localization experiments because of their "ears", which are complex structures inside the fly's prothorax near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, Ormia ochracea, has been the center of this research.[3][4][5]

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Ormia:

  • Ormia aldrichi Seguy, 1925 c g
  • Ormia australis (Townsend, 1911) c
  • Ormia bilimekii (Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1889) i c g
  • Ormia brevicornis Townsend, 1919 i c g b
  • Ormia carreirai Tavares, 1965 c g
  • Ormia crespoi Tavares, 1965 c g
  • Ormia depleta (Wiedemann, 1830) i c g
  • Ormia dominicana Townsend, 1919 i c g b
  • Ormia guianica Curran, 1934 c g
  • Ormia lenkoi Tavares, 1965 c g
  • Ormia lenti Tavares, 1965 c g
  • Ormia lineifrons Sabrosky, 1953 i c g b
  • Ormia lopesi Tavares, 1962 c g
  • Ormia mendesi Tavares, 1965 c g
  • Ormia nocturna Curran, 1934 c g
  • Ormia nuttingi (Sabrosky, 1953) c g
  • Ormia ochracea (Bigot, 1889) i c g b
  • Ormia pellucida Seguy, 1925 c g
  • Ormia punctata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 i c g
  • Ormia rachoui Tavares, 1962 c g
  • Ormia reinhardi (Sabrosky, 1953) i c g b
  • Ormia rosenoi Tavares, 1965 c g
  • Ormia rufa (Wulp, 1890) c g
  • Ormia serrei Seguy, 1925 c g
  • Ormia tarsalis Seguy, 1925 c g
  • Ormia wolcotti Sabrosky, 1953 c g
  • Ormia wygodzinskyi Tavares, 1965 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = Bugguide.net[8]

References
  1. "Ormia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. James E. O'Hara (May 9, 2016). "World Genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their Regional Occurrence" (PDF). Version 9.0. University of Guelph. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. R. N. Miles, D. Robert & R. R. Hoy (1995). "Mechanically coupled ears for directional hearing in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 98 (6): 3059–3070. doi:10.1121/1.413830. PMID 8550933.
  4. D. Robert, R. N. Miles & R. R. Hoy (1996). "Directional hearing by mechanical coupling in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 179 (1): 29–44. doi:10.1007/BF00193432. PMID 8965258.
  5. O'Hara, James E. "Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico". Tachinidae Resources.
  6. "Browse Ormia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. "Ormia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. "Ormia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.


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