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Filistea

Filistea is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae.

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Filistea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Exoristinae
Tribe: Blondeliini
Genus: Filistea
Cerretti & O’Hara, 20161
Type species
Viviania aureofasciata
Townsend, 19272

Filistea is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae.3

Species

Distribution

Cameroon, Congo, Nigeria, Uganda.

References

References

  1. O’Hara, J.E.; Cerretti, P. (2016). "Annotated catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta, Diptera) of the Afrotropical Region, with the description of seven new genera". ZooKeys (575): 1–344. Bibcode:2016ZooK..575....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.575.6072. PMC 4829880. PMID 27110184. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. Townsend, C.H.T. (1927). "Prodiaphania, new name for Diaphania Macquart (1843) preoccupied (Dipt., Muscoidea)". Entomological News. 38: 159.
  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 10 April 2024.