Borgmeiermyia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Exoristinae
Tribe: Blondeliini
Genus: Borgmeiermyia
Townsend, 1935[1]
Type species
Borgmeiermyia brasiliana

Borgmeiermyia is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae.[2] Individuals of this genus are 3-7mm long and black in ground colour with a golden dusting pattern on the thorax. Males are multifissicorn - the third antennal segment is multi-branched.

Species

  • Borgmeiermyia brasiliana Townsend, 1919[1]
  • Borgmeiermyia paraguayana Sehnal, 1998
  • Borgmeiermyia peruana Arnaud, 1963[3]
  • Borgmeiermyia rozeni Arnaud, 1963[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Townsend, C.H.T. (1935). "Multifissicorn male oestroids". Revista de Entomologia. 5: 292–293.
  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. 1 2 Arnaud, P.H. Jr. (1963). "A revision of the genus Borgmeiermyia Townsend (Diptera, Tachinidae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2133: 1–18. Retrieved 3 April 2022.


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