Archytas araujoi

Archytas araujoi is a species of parasitic fly in the family Tachinidae.[2] Psychocampa concolor is its host, with adult A. araujoi flies emerging from P. concolor pupae.[3]

Archytas araujoi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Tachininae
Tribe: Tachinini
Genus: Archytas
Species:
A. araujoi
Binomial name
Archytas araujoi
Guimarães, 1963[1]

Distribution

Brazil.

References

  1. Guimarães, J.H. (1963). "Fifth contribution to the knowledge of the genus Archytas Jaennecke, 1867 (Diptera, Tachinidae)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 61 (329–340).
  2. 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 28 February 2022.
  3. Gudin, Filipe Macedo; Pacheco Junior, Paulo (1 December 2023). "Revision of mimallonid hosts (Lepidoptera: Mimallonidae) of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), including a new host record in the Amazon rainforest". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 43 (6): 2057–2066. doi:10.1007/s42690-023-01108-1. ISSN 1742-7592.
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