■ Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
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Genus Chetogena Rondani, 1856

Subgenus CHETOGENA Rondani, 1856

SALIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 108 (junior homonym of Salia Hübner, 1818). Type species: Salia echinura Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= Tachina obliquata Fallén, 1810), by subsequent designation of Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863a: 553 [Palearctic].
CHETOGENA Rondani, 1856: 68 (also subsequently spelled Chaetogena, unjustified emendation). Type species: Salia rondaniana Villeneuve, 1931, by fixation of O'Hara & Wood (2004: 145) under Article 70.3.2 of ICZN (1999), misidentified as Tachina gramma Meigen, 1824, in the original designation by Rondani (1856) [Palearctic].
SPOGGOSIA Rondani, 1859: 182. Type species: Spoggosia occlusa Rondani, 1859 (= Tachina obliquata Fallén, 1810), by monotypy [Palearctic].
EUPHOROCERA Townsend, 1892a: 112. Type species: Euphorocera tachinomoides Townsend, 1892, by original designation.
NEOPHOROCERA Townsend, 1912c: 163. Type species: Phorocera edwardsii Williston, 1889, by original designation.
MURDOCKIANA Townsend, 1916a: 622. Type species: Euphorocera gelida Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.

arnaudi (Reinhard, 1956).– California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Nebraska (S&A, 1965), Texas (CNC).
– Phorocera arnaudi Reinhard, 1956c: 106. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, California, Palm Springs, Chino Canyon.


claripennis (Macquart, 1848).– Alaska to Ontario, all of United States, Mexico, but probably a mixture with edwardsii Williston (S&A, 1965), Québec (CNC).
– Phorocera claripennis Macquart, 1848: 209 (also 1848: 49). Type data: holotype female ("holotype... appears to be lost" according to Townsend, 1940: 165). Type locality: North America.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 219), as Euphorocera claripennis (Macquart)*
Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae
Calligrapha mu1tipunctata (Say)
Coleoptera, Coccinellidae
Epilachna borealis Fabricius, Epilachna varivestis Mulsant
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Diprion similis (Hartig), Neodiprion abbotii (Leach), Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch), Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy), Neodiprion virginiana Rohwer, Neodiprion sp., Diprionid spp. (including Diprion spp. and/or Neodiprion spp.)
Unidentified Hymenoptera
Sawfly(-flies)
Lepidoptera, Arctiidae
Apantesis oithona Strecker, Apantesis proxima (Guérin-Méneville), Eubaphe aurantiaca rubicundaria (Hübner), Euchaetias egle (Drury), Halisidota tessellaris (J.E. Smith), Hyphantria cunea (Drury), Utetheisa ornatrix bella (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Citheroniidae
Anisota rubicunda (Fabricius), Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith
Lepidoptera, Ctenuchidae
Lymire edwardsii (Grote)
Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae
Anarsia lineatella Zeller
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Cingilia catenaria (Cramer), Itame sulphurea (Packard), Philtraea elegantaria (H. Edwards), Semiothisa neptaria (Guenée)
Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae
Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius), Malacosoma disstria Hübner, Malacosoma sp.
Lepidoptera, Limacodidae
Sibine stimulea (Clemens)
Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus), Hemerocampa leucostigma (J.E. Smith), Nygmia phaeorrhoea (Donovan), Porthetria dispar (Linnaeus), Stilpnotia salicis (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Megalopygidae
Lagoa sp., Megalopyge crispata (Packard), Megalopyge opercularis (J.E. Smith), Megalopyge pyxidifera (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, Actebia fennica (Tauscher), Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnage1), Alabama argillacea (Hübner), Amathes c-nigrum (Linnaeus), Eubolina sp. probably, Euxoa auxiliaris (Grote), Faronta diffusa (Walker), Feltia ducens Walker – Feltia subgothica (Haworth) complex, Feltia herilis (Grote), Feltia subgothica (Haworth), Heliothis virescens (Fabricius), Heliothis zea (Boddie), Hydroecia immanis Guénee, Lithophane spp. (including L. disposita Morrison, L. innominata (Smith) and/or L. petulca Grote), Mocis spp. (including M. latipes (Guenée) and/or M. repanda (Fabricius)), Peridroma saucia (Hübner), Plathypena scabra (Fabricius), Plathypena scabra (Fabricius) probably, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), Scotogramma trifolii (Rottenburg), Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), Spodoptera praefica (Grote)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae and/or Pyralidae
Noctuid and/or pyralid spp. (including Scotogramma trifolii (Rottenburg) and/or Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus))
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Datana angusii Grote & Robinson, Datana contracta Walker, Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, Datana ministra (Drury), Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, Datana sp., Ichthyura inclusa Hübner, Schizura concinna (J.E. Smith), Schizura unicornis (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & LeConte), Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer), Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus), Polygonia comma (Harris), Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius)
Lepidoptera, Pieridae
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Psychidae
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Crambus mutabilis Clemens, Crambus spp.
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Automeris io (Fabricius), Callosamia promethea (Drury), Hemileuca electra Wright, Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, Hemileuca oliviae Cockerel1, Hemileuca spp. (including H. lucina H. Edwards and/or H. maia (Drury)), Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Ceratomia catalpae (Boisduval), Ceratomia undulosa (Walker), Sphinx chersis (Hübner)
Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae
Harrisina americana (Guérin-Méneville)
Orthoptera, Acrididae
Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 229) for probably claripennis (Macquart), as probably Euphorocera claripennis (Macquart)*
Lepidoptera, Megalopygidae
Megalopyge opercularis (J.E. Smith)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 229) for sp. near claripennis (Macquart), as Euphorocera sp. near claripennis (Macquart)*
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Diprion polytomum (Hartig)

clunalis (Reinhard, 1956).- Texas (S&A, 1965).
– Phorocera clunalis Reinhard, 1956c: 107. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Texas, Mission.


edwardsii (Williston, 1889).– Distribution confused with that of claripennis Macquart (S&A, 1965).
– Phorocera edwardsii Williston, 1889: 1921 (also subsequently spelled edwardsi, in error). Type data: lectotype female (SEMK), by fixation of Byers et al., 1962: 176 (mention of "holotype" is regarded as a lectotype fixation for the single syntype in SEMK; mention by Townsend, 1940: 164, of "Ht" in MCZ is not regarded as a lectotype fixation because the specimen in question cannot be distinguished from among the 2 female syntypes in that collection). Type locality: USA, "New England."

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 229), as Euphorocera edwardsii (Williston)*
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Diprion hercyniae (Hartig), Diprion similis (Hartig), Neodiprion abbotii (Leach), Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch), Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy)
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius), Malacosoma disstria Hübner
Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae
Hemerocampa leucostigma (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Euxoa messoria (Harris) probably, Euxoa spp. (including E. messoria (Harris) and/or E. ochrogaster (Guenée))
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, Datana ministra (Drury), Symmerista canicosta Franclemont
Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae
Anaea andria Scudder, Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & LeConte), Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)

flaviceps (Bigot, 1887).– "Rocky Mountains," unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Cryptopalpus flaviceps Bigot, 1887: cxli (also 1887: cxli, Bull. Soc. Ent. France). Type data: holotype male (BMNH). Type locality: "Rocky Mountains."


gelida (Coquillett, 1897).– Northeastern Palearctic, Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories [and Nunavut] (Richter & Wood, 1995).
– Euphorocera gelida Coquillett, 1897: 101. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Alaska, Point Barrow.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 474), as Spoggosia gelida (Coquillett)*
Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae
Dasychira spp. probably

indivisa (Aldrich & Webber, 1924).– Texas (S&A, 1965), Florida (FSCA).
– Phorocera (Parasetigena) indivisa Aldrich & Webber, 1924a: 64. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Texas, College Station.


omissa (Reinhard, 1934).– New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina (S&A, 1965), British Columbia, Alberta, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Indiana (CNC), Florida (FSCA).
– Phorocera omissa Reinhard, 1934b: 193. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Texas, College Station.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 234), as Euphorocera omissa (Reinhard)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Heliothis spp., Peridroma saucia (Hübner), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée)
Lepidoptera, Pieridae
Colias eurytheme Boisduval
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus)

scutellaris (van der Wulp, 1890).– Arizona to Maryland, south to Mexico and Florida (S&A, 1965), Costa Rica, Venezuela (CNC).
– Phorocera scutellaris van der Wulp, 1890: 85. Type data: syntypes, 3 males (BMNH). Type localities: Mexico, Guerrero, Venta de Zopilote (2800 feet) and Amula (6000 feet).
– Euphorocera floridensis Townsend, 1916d: 217 (junior secondary homonym of Plagiprospherysa floridensis Townsend, 1892). Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Florida, Gainesville. Type host: Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, Noctuidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 231), as Euphorocera floridensis Townsend*
Coleoptera, Cerambycidae
Saperda sp.
Coleoptera, Coccinellidae
Epilachna varivestis Mulsant
Lepidoptera, Arctiidae
Apantesis oithona Strecker, Hyphantria cunea (Drury)
Lepidoptera, Citheroniidae
Anisota sp. near rubicunda (Fabricius)
Lepidoptera, Ctenuchidae
Lymire edwardsii (Grote), Syntomeida epilais (Walker)
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Ennomos subsignarius (Hübner), Melanchroia cephise (Cramer)
Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae
Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Alabama argillacea (Hübner), Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, Heliothis zea (Boddie), Plathypena scabra (Fabricius), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), Pseudoplusia includens (Walker), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, Datana major Grote & Robinson, Datana ministra (Drury), Ichthyura inclusa Hübner, Ichthyura spp. (including I. apicalis Walker or I. inclusa Hübner)
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Ceratomia catalpae (Boisduval)
Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae
Harrisina americana (Guérin-Méneville)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 233) for sp. near scutellaris (Wulp), as Euphorocera sp. near floridensis Townsend*
Lepidoptera, Pieridae
Pieris protodice Boisduval & LeConte
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Saturnia galbina (Clemens)

subnitens (Aldrich & Webber, 1924).– Virginia (S&A, 1965).
– Phorocera (Parasetigena) subnitens Aldrich & Webber, 1924a: 65. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Virginia, Fairfax County, Dead Run.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 234) for probably subnitens (Aldrich & Webber), as probably Euphorocera subnitens (Aldrich & Webber)*
Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae
Gen. and sp. near Triprocris

tachinomoides (Townsend, 1892).– California to South Dakota, south to Mexico and Texas (S&A, 1965).
– Euphorocera tachinomoides Townsend, 1892a: 112. Type data: holotype male (SEMK). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 234), as Euphorocera tachinomoides Townsend*
Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae
Lerodea eufala (Edwards)
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius), Malacosoma californicum (Packard), Malacosoma californicum fragile (Stretch), Malacosoma incurvum discoloratum (Neumoegen), Malacosoma incurvum incurvum (H. Edwards), Malacosoma tigris (Dyar)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Heliothis zea (Boddie), Heliothis spp., Melipotis famelica (Guenée), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée)
Lepidoptera, Pieridae
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Psychidae
Thyridopteryx meadii H. Edwards
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 236) for Euphorocera sp. near tachinomoides Townsend*
Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae
Harrisina brillians Barnes & McDunnough

vibrissata (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891).– New York (S&A, 1965), British Columbia to Nova Scotia, Colorado, Ohio (CNC).
– Podotachina vibrissata Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891: 47 (also 1892: 351). Type data: holotype male (NHMW). Type locality: USA, New York.


Subgenus DIPLOSTICHUS Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889

DIPLOSTICHUS Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889: 93 (also 1890: 25). Type species: Diplostichus tenthredinum Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (= Tachina janithrix Hartig, 1838), by monotypy [Palearctic].


lophyri (Townsend, 1892).– British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California, Ohio, and Florida (S&A, 1965).
– Phorocera lophyri Townsend, 1892c: 289. Type data: holotype male (SEMK). Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Ottawa. Type host: Neodiprion abietis (Harris) [published as Lophyrus abietis], Diprionidae.
– Exorista petiolata Coquillett, 1897: 98. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Virginia.
– Phorocera (Parasetigena) hamata Aldrich & Webber, 1924a: 62. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Connecticut, New Haven.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 179), as Diplostichus lophyri (Townsend)*
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Diprion frutetorum (Fabricius), Diprion hercyniae (Hartig), Diprion polytomum (Hartig), Diprion similis (Hartig), Neodiprion abbotii (Leach), Neodiprion abietis (Harris), Neodiprion abietis (Harris) complex, Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch), Neodiprion nanulus nanulus Schedl, Neodiprion nigroscutum Middleton, Neodiprion pinetum (Norton), Neodiprion pratti banksianae Rohwer, Neodiprion pratti pratti (Dyar), Neodiprion rugifrons Middleton, Neodiprion sp. near scutellatis Rohwer, Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy), Neodiprion swainei Middleton, Neodiprion swainei Middleton probably, Neodiprion taedae linearis Ross, Neodiprion virginiana Rohwer complex, Diprionid spp. (including Diprion spp. and/or Neodiprion spp.)
Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae
Pikonema spp., Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig), Pristiphora geniculata (Hartig)
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 182) for sp. near lophyri (Townsend), as Diplostichus sp. near lophyri (Townsend)*
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Neodiprion abietis (Harris) complex

sellersi (Hall, 1939).– British Columbia, Oregon, California (S&A, 1965), Wyoming (FSCA).
– Diplostichus sellersi Hall, 1939: 243. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Oregon, Sweet Home. Type host: Neodiprion tsugae Middleton, Diprionidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 183), as Diplostichus sellersi Hall*
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Neodiprion tsugae Middleton, Neodiprion spp.

Subgenus STOMATOMYIA Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889

STOMATOMYIA Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889: 98 (also 1890: 30). Type species: Chetogena filipalpis Rondani, 1859, by subsequent designation of Brauer, 1893: 483 [Palearctic].
PLAGIPROSPHERYSA Townsend, 1892a: 113. Type species: Plagiprospherysa valida Townsend, 1892 (= Prospherysa parvipalpis van der Wulp, 1890), by original designation.
TACHINOPSIS Coquillett, 1897: 38, 120. Type species: Tachinopsis mentalis Coquillett, 1897 (= Prospherysa parvipalpis van der Wulp, 1890), by original designation.
PLAGIOPS Townsend, 1911a: 141. Type species: Plagiops littoralis Townsend, 1911 (= Plagiprospherysa floridensis Townsend, 1892), by monotypy.


floridensis (Townsend, 1892).– Nebraska, Texas, Georgia, Florida (S&A, 1965).
– Plagiprospherysa floridensis Townsend, 1892a: 114. Type data: holotype male (SEMK). Type locality: USA, South Florida.
– Plagiops littoralis Townsend, 1911a: 141 (also subsequently spelled litoralis, in error). Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Florida, Biscayne Bay, Ocean Beach.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 474), as Stomatomyia floridensis*
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Crambus trisectus Walker, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller), Pyrausta tyralis (Guenée)

parvipalpis (van der Wulp, 1890).– British Columbia to California, Mexico, and Texas (S&A, 1965), Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Alberta, Minnesota (CNC).
– Prospherysa parvipalpis van der Wulp, 1890: 124. Type data: syntypes, 3 males and 1 female (BMNH). Type localities: Mexico, northern Sonora, Guerrero (Tepetlapa at 3000 feet and Omilteme at 8000 feet), and Sinaloa (Presidio [de Mazatlán]).
– Plagiprospherysa valida Townsend, 1892a: 113. Type data: holotype male (SEMK). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces.
– Tachinopsis mentalis Coquillett, 1897: 120. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Washington.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 475), as Stomatomyia parvipalpis (Wulp)*
Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae
Hylephila phyleus (Drury)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Hulstia undulatella (Clemens), Loxostege similalis (Guenée), Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus)
Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae
Stenopelmatus pictus Scudder
Unidentified Orthoptera
Pictured sand cricket(-s)

Chetogena sp.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 475) for Chetogena sp., as Stomatomyia sp.*
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Hellula rogatalis (Hulst)

Reference:


Arnaud, P.H., Jr. 1978. A host-parasite catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). United States Department of Agriculture. Miscellaneous Publication 1319: 1–860.


*Host names (family and species) have not been changed from those given in Arnaud (1978). Each host is listed under the appropriate current tachinid name, with the tachinid name used in Arnaud (1978) cited if different from the current one. For more information about Arnaud (1978), and to see a complete list of tachinid names used in that work and their modern equivalents, click here.

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