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Topic: Tachinidae

	James E. O'Hara, Ph.D.
		Primarily systematics of parasitic flies of the family Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera).
		O'Hara, J.E. Tachinidae (Diptera) parasitoids of bertha armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
		A reappraisal of tachinid diversity in Carnarvon N.P., Australia, and estimation of the size of the Australian Tachinidae fauna.
	res2.agr.ca /ecorc/personnel/ohar_j1_e.htm (1027 words)

	Tachinidae -- a/o cat.
		All Tachinidae, however, share the parasitoid habit, and almost without exception their larvae are endoparasites in other insects.
		The Rhinophoridae, a group sometimes included as a subfamily in Tachinidae are parasites of woodlice (Isopoda) and are unknown from the Australasian/Oceanian Regions (Crosskey 1977a).
		Many Tachinidae are parasites of important pests of agricultural crops or forest trees and, as such, have potential for use as parasitoids in integrated control programs.
	hbs.bishopmuseum.org /aocat/tachinidae.html (3507 words)

	Barraclough
		The Afrotropical genus Bogosia Rondani, 1873 (Diptera: Tachinidae).
		The systematics of the Australasian Dexiini (Diptera: Tachinidae: Dexiinae) with revisions of endemic genera.
		Katacamilla Papp, 1978, a genus of Camillidae (Diptera: Schizophora) associated with the dung of bats, birds and hyraxes in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
	www.und.ac.za /und/lesci/I_I_I/DBarraclough-refs.htm (961 words)

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		Danks, H. The macrotype eggs of Tachinidae (Diptera) on Heliothis spp.
		Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae): Screened-cage evaluations of selected densities of adults against larval populations of Heliothis zea and Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on whorl and tassel stage corn.
		Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae): screened-cage performance of mechanically extracted maggots against larval populations of Heliothis zea and Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on whorl and stage tassel-stage corn.
	agfacts.tamu.edu /~jbenedic/BIOCONT.htm (6115 words)

	PAUL HENRI ARNAUD, JR.
		A revision of the genus Borgmeiermyia Townsend (Diptera, Tachinidae).
		Ceracia dentata a parasite of Chimarocephala pacifica pacifica in California (Diptera: Tachinidae and Orthoptera: Acrididae).
		Meigenielloides cinereus (Diptera: Tachinidae) reared from Gammarotettix bilobatus (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae).
	www.calacademy.org /research/entomology/personnel/CV's/arnaud.htm (2878 words)

	tachinid fly on Encyclopedia.com
		(tăk´enĬd), common name for any of the flies of the family Tachinidae, which parasitize caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers, and other insects.
		Tachinid flies are generally small (about the size of houseflies), often bristly, and sometimes brilliantly colored.
		Tachinid flies are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Diptera, family Tachinidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/t1/tachinid.asp (386 words)

	Scapteriscus vicinus, acletus, abbreviatus: Mole crickets in Florida, including turfgrass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fowler, H.G. Field behavior of Euphasiopteryx depleta (Diptera: Tachinidae): phonotactically orienting parasitoids of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus).
		Fowler, H.G. Field confirmation of the phonotaxis of Euphasiopteryx depleta (Diptera: Tachinidae) to calling males of Scapteriscus vicinus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae).
		Walker, T.J. Phonotaxis in female Ormia ochracea (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of field crickets.
	floridaturf.com /moles.htm (2216 words)

	Homepage for Tachinidae resources
		Some of these web pages on the Tachinidae were first published on the Internet on an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada server between 1996 and 2000.
		Tachinidae resources contained herein can be accessed by clicking one of the menu items on the banner above or by following one of the links below.
		Checklist of Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
	www.nadsdiptera.org /Tach/home.htm (105 words)

	Florida Entomologist, v. 78, n. 4, p. 578
		Archytas marmoratus (Townsend) (Diptera: Tachinidae) is a solitary larval-pupal parasitoid of numerous species of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera).
		A variety of mechanisms for the elimination of supernumerary larvae exist among the Tachinidae.
		Behavior and growth rate of Archytas marmoratus (Town.) (Diptera: Tachinidae) planidia in larvae of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera Galleriidae).
	www.fcla.edu /FlaEnt/fe78p578.html (2792 words)

	Prirodovedecka fakulta, Masarykova univerzita v Brne
		The Tachinidae represent a modern group of calyptrate flies with large diversifications of many morphological and biological types.
		The phylogeny of both model groups (Tachinidae and host Lepidoptera) will be studied by molecular-biological methods in order to detect potential co-evolution.
		Even a prediction of potential hosts may be possible in some cases, ideally to be subsequently confirmed by rearing (proposed as a doctoral thesis, supervisor J. Vaňhara).
	www.sci.muni.cz /web/main.php?stranka=314020_PR03&podtext=&jazyk=EN (403 words)

	Searching Dataset GLOBAL
		Bombyliidae y Tachinidae (Diptera) parasitoides de Lepidoptera en Costa Rica.
		Observations on the biology and taxonomy of flies found over swarm raids of army ants (Diptera: Tachinidae, Conopidae).
		Types of the Tachinidae (Diptera) in the American Museum of Natural History.
	www.ots.ac.cr /rdmcnfs/datasets/exsrch.phtml?ds=global&qbe=9771 (2589 words)

	ARS \| Publication request: Effect of Temperature on the Life Cycle of Lydella Jalisco (Diptera: Tachinidae), a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Technical Abstract: The effect of temperature on development, survival, and adult longevity of Lydella jalisco Woodley (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), was studied under laboratory conditions.
		Adult parasitoids lived 20 to 25 d at temperatures in the range 15-25°C, whereas they lived 4 to 6 d at 35-40°C. For ~10 consecutive hours, temperatures exceeding 30°C prevail in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas during the months of May through September when populations of E. loftini reach an economic threshold.
		Therefore, the potential efficacy of L. jalisco as a biological control agent of E. loftini in south Texas should be examined closely because mated females of L. jalisco require 7-14 d for maximum egg fertilization and embryonic development.
	www.ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=149134 (499 words)

	Tachinid Times homepage
		The Tachinid Times was started in 1988 as an annual newsletter for persons interested in research on parasitic flies (Diptera) of the family Tachinidae.
		This newsletter acts as a forum for informal communication about current projects, recent research findings, field trips, and similar types of information relating to the Tachinidae.
		The emphasis is on news and research notes that would not ordinarily be published elsewhere but would be of interest to the readership of The Tachinid Times.
	www.nadsdiptera.org /Tach/TTimes/TThome.htm (186 words)

	Tachinid Recording Scheme: Keying Tips
		Make sure your fly really is a tachinid and not a rhinophorid or sarcophagid - we have all made howling mistakes and it can be very embarrasing, not to mention a complete waste of time!
		Tachinidae are Calypterate flies and all have the following features:
		a delta-winged stance - when at rest Tachinidae often sit with their wings held in a delta shape - they are hardly ever held flat over their backs.
	tachinidae.org.uk /site/keying.php (939 words)

	ARS \| Publication request: Life-History Studies of Lydella Jalisco (Diptera: Tachinidae), a Parasitoid of Eoreuma ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Technical Abstract: Lydella jalisco Woodley (Diptera: Tachinidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid of the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the key pest of sugarcane in Texas.
		This parasitoid was re-introduced into Texas in 1998 as part of a classical biological control program.
		Parasitoid larvae did not complete development below 15 C, whereas parasitoid larval and pupal mortality respectively reached 14 and 75 percent when temperature exceeded 30 C. The importance of biological and reproductive attributes of L. jalisco for biological control, as well as for rearing are discussed.
	www.ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=132107 (359 words)

	<ETD> Submission Form - Cataloger
		Four natural enemy groups were also included as indicators of the attractiveness of the floral border: The Order Diptera; the Families Tachinidae and Syrphidae of Diptera; and the Order Hymenoptera.
		Insect counts and yields of cucurbits were analyzed using analysis of variance with contrasts for linear and quadratic effects and regression model fitting.
		Borders were strongly attractive to Diptera and moderately attractive to C. pennsylvanicus, Syrphidae, Tachinidae, and Hymenoptera.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /theses/delayed/etd-03116182972760/catalog-etd-03116182972760.html (207 words)

	NZAC Biological Control Voucher Collection - Arthropod Targets
		Periscepsia carbonaria Panzer (Diptera: Tachinidae): Pakistan, 1970 1971 1985.
		Carcelia illota (Curran) (as Eucarcelia illota) (Diptera: Tachinidae): Bangalore India, 1969.
		Palexorista laxa (Curran) (as Drino imberbis) (Diptera: Tachinidae): Bangalore India, 1969.
	www.landcareresearch.co.nz /research/biodiversity/invertebratesprog/nzac/arthropods.asp (573 words)

	Prirodovedecka fakulta, Masarykova univerzita v Brne
		A database covering the area of the Czech Republic and Slovakia has recently been built up as a tool for ecological and biosystematic studies in Tachinidae, which will allow us to use the latest methods and principles of the Geographic Information System (GIS).
		This may confirm relations among climatic and other natural factors relating to collecting sites and the species examined as parts of the chain habitat – plant – phytophage – parasitoid.
		Parameters of the database at the level biotop-plant-phytophage-parasitoid will be tested for the first time because GIS has not been used for any study of ecological-biosystematic problems in the proposed insect group (Tachinidae).
	www.sci.muni.cz /web/main.php?stranka=314020_PR02&podtext=&jazyk=EN (304 words)

	Tachinid fly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Family Tachinidae is a large one, with about 1300 species in North America, and in fact it is the second largest family in the Order Diptera (the true flies).
		The tachinids are almost exclusively "parasitoids", which means they deposit eggs on the surface of the body of other insects.
		Native peoples in Central and South America have folk remedies for this parasite, which involve using a "poultice" to drive the parasite out of the patient's body.
	artemis.austincollege.edu /acad/bio/sgoldsmith/skg_ebe/tachinid_fly.htm (363 words)

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		Proshold, F. I., Gross, H. R., Jr., and Carpenter, J. Inundative release of Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae) against the corn earworm and fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in whorl-stage corn.
		Proshold, F. and Carpenter, J. Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae) Survival in Diapausing and Nondiapausing Strains of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
		Carpenter, J. and Proshold, F. Survival of Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae) from superparasitized corn earworm larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
	www.cpes.peachnet.edu /cpmru/carpentp.HTM (618 words)

	19(Supl2)
		Redescription of seven species of Chrysotachina Brauer and Bergenstamm (Diptera, Tachinidae) of South America.
		The species belonging to this genus are easily distinguished from most of the other Tachinidae by their metallic colour B green, blue or purple, although grey coloured species are known.
		This paper reports the occurrence of diapause in Tenuipalponychus tabebuiae Aguilar, Flechtmann and Ochoa, 1991, for the first time in tropical region, and describes the morphological differences between the diapausing and no-diapausing females.
	zoo.bio.ufpr.br /sbz/19supl2.htm (2897 words)

	Smallest Eggs
		Taking into account female size, the smallest insect eggs are the microtype eggs of Tachinidae, which are usually 0.02 to 0.2 mm long but very rarely as long as 0.4 mm.
		Relative to female size, the smallest insect eggs reported in the literature are the microtype eggs of Tachinidae (
		Based on these data he concluded there is no difference in the size of eggs of hemimetabolous and holometabolous insects, and insects that lay thousands of eggs, like Ephemeroptera and the Tachinidae with microtype eggs, have very small eggs in relation to the size of the female.
	ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu /chap07.htm (798 words)

	Save Florida's Native Bromeliads - Lixophaga
		A potential biological control agent for the weevil has been found in Honduras, an undescribed fly species in the genus Lixophaga (Family Tachinidae).
		Additional observations have been made in Florida during attempts to establish a colony of this fly in quarantine.
		Field studies are underway to determine the most appropriate locations and seasonal timing of releases.
	savebromeliads.ifas.ufl.edu /admontia.htm (790 words)

	Natural Enemies Gallery: Tachinid flies--UC IPM
		Erynniopsis antennata is a parasite of the elm leaf beetle.
		The family Tachinidae is the most important family of parasitic flies providing biological control.
		See How to manage pests, or in the U.S., contact your local Cooperative Extension office for assistance.
	www.ipm.ucdavis.edu /PMG/NE/tachinid_flies.html (529 words)

	Homepage of James E. O'Hara, Ph.D.
		Review of the tachinid parasitoids of Choristoneura species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with keys to adults and puparia.
		1998: Chair, Tachinidae Section, Fourth International Congress of Dipterology, Oxford University, Oxford.
		1994: Chair, Tachinidae Section, Third International Congress of Dipterology, University of Guelph, Guelph.
	www.canacoll.org /Diptera/Staff/OHara/OHara.html (227 words)

	Pemberley Books - Diptera [New]
		Crosskey, R.W. The Type-Material of Australasian, Oriental and Ethiopian Tachinidae (Diptera) Described by Macquart and Bigot
		Crosskey, R.W. The British Tachinidae of Walker and Stephens (Diptera)
		Crosskey, R.W. A Taxonomic Conspectus of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the Oriental Region
	www.pembooks.demon.co.uk /new05.html (3370 words)

	Thomas Pape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Speciality: DIPTERA (particularly Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Rhinophoridae, Sarcophagidae and Tachinidae).
		Interests: Systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and biology of two-winged insects (Diptera) with special emphasis on the Tachinidae family-group (Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Rhinophoridae, Sarcophagidae, Tachinidae).
		Current research projects include: A global master species database of the Sarcophagidae; higher-level phylogenetic studies within the Tachinidae family group; evolution and historical ecology of botflies.
	home.fuse.net /dahlem/PAPE.HTM (128 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Insects - Diptera
		This site has information and images of the asilids of Kansas and a bibliography.
		Although basically a catalog of the Tachinidae of the Australasian-Oceania region, the introduction has useful basic information on the Tachinidae.
		This site has some interesting information about a species of Tipulidae (Crane Flies) that comes out on mild days in the winter.
	www.nearctica.com /nathist/insects/flies.htm (326 words)

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