■ Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
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Genus Winthemia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

WINTHEMIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 173 (also subsequently spelled Winthemya, in error). Type species: Musca quadripustulata Fabricius, 1794, by subsequent designation of Desmarest, 1849b: 301 (see Evenhuis & Thompson, 1990: 239).
TRISISYROPA Townsend, 1916f: 28. Type species: Trisisyropa vesiculata Townsend, 1916, by original designation.
OKEA Townsend, 1916h: 74. Type species: Winthemia okefenokeensis Smith, 1916, by original designation.
NEOWINTHEMIA Townsend, 1919c: 583. Type species: Neowinthemia abdominalis Townsend, 1919, by original designation.


abdominalis (Townsend, 1919).– Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia (Guimarães, 1972), New York (Guimarães, 1972, as sabroskyi), Ontario, Maryland (CNC), West Virginia (USNM).
– Neowinthemia abdominalis Townsend, 1919c: 583. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Virginia, Dixie Landing.
– Winthemia sabroskyi Guimarães, 1972: 90. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Georgia, Blood Mountains.
– Winthemia andersoni Guimarães, 1972: 50. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, California, Napa County, Samuel Spring.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 506)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)

antennalis Coquillett, 1902.– California, New Mexico (Guimarães, 1972), Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, Florida (CNC).
– Winthemia antennalis Coquillett, 1902b: 115. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, Los Angeles County.


aurifrons Guimarães, 1972.– British Columbia, Alberta, California, New Mexico, Ontario (Guimarães, 1972) [Ontario in error], Arizona (CNC).
– Winthemia aurifrons Guimarães, 1972: 52. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Yolo County, 5 miles east of Woodland. Type host: Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, Sphingidae.


borealis Reinhard, 1931.– British Columbia, Oregon, Alberta, Manitoba, Wisconsin, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia (Guimarães, 1972), New Brunswick (CNC).
– Winthemia borealis Reinhard, 1931c: 27. Type data: holotype male (AMNH). Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Transcona.
– Winthemia intonsa Reinhard, 1931c: 28. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Kaslo.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 506)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus)

cecropia (Riley, 1870).– California, Alberta, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, New York, Connecticut (Guimarães, 1972), Québec, Pennsylvania (CNC).
– Exorista cecropia Riley, 1870a: 101 (proposed as a variety of militaris Walsh). Type data: syntypes, number and sex unknown [adults obtained from "a host of maggots"] (1 male syntype in USNM; this specimen named holotype of Winthemia cecropiae by Reinhard, 1931c: 34). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Rockford. Type host: Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus) [published as Platysamia cecropia], Saturniidae.
– Exorista platysamiae Townsend, 1892c: 288. Type data: holotype female (apparently lost according to Reinhard, 1931c: 54; not in SEMK). Type locality: USA, New York, Ithaca. Type host: Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus) [published as Platysamia cecropia], Saturniidae.
– Winthemia cecropiae Reinhard, 1931c: 34. Type data: holotype male (USNM) (this specimen part of type series of cecropia Riley). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Rockford. Type host: Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus) [published as Platysamia cecropia], Saturniidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 506)*
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Actias luna (Linnaeus), Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer), Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)

citheroniae Sabrosky, 1948.– Ontario, Illinois, Maryland, Florida (Guimarães, 1972), Québec (CNC).
– Winthemia citheroniae Sabrosky, 1948: 65. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Florida, Gainesville. Type host: Citheronia regalis (Fabricius), Saturniidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 507)*
Lepidoptera, Citheroniidae
Citheronia regalis Fabricius, Eacles imperialis (Drury)

datanae (Townsend, 1892).– British Columbia to Québec and Massachusetts, south to California and Florida (Guimarães, 1972), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (CNC).
– Exorista datanae Townsend, 1892c: 288. Type data: syntypes, 3 males (apparently lost according to Reinhard, 1931c: 29; not in SEMK). Type locality: USA, New York, Ithaca. Type host: Datana sp. Notodontidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 507)*
Lepidoptera, Arctiidae
Diacrisia virginica (Fabricius), Estigmene acrea (Drury), Euchaetias egle (Drury)
Lepidoptera, Citheroniidae
Anisota rubicunda (Fabricius), Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma disstria Hübner
Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae
Hemerocampa leucostigma (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Datana angusii Grote & Robinson, Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, Datana ministra (Drury), Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, Datana spp., Dicentria lignicolor (Walker), Hyperaeschra stragula (Grote), Pheosia rimosa Packard, Schizura badia (Packard), Schizura concinna (J.E. Smith), Schizura ipomaeae Doubleday, Schizura leptinoides (Grote), Schizura unicornis (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Ceratomia catalpae (Boisduval), Cressonia juglandis (J.E. Smith), Paonias excaecata (J.E. Smith), Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, Sphinx gordius Cramer
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 510) for probably datanae (Townsend)*
Lepidoptera, Arctiidae
Isia isabella (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Acronicta impleta Walker
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Samia cynthia advena (Packard)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 510) for sp. near datanae (Townsend)*
Lepidoptera, Citheroniidae
Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith

deilephilae (Osten Sacken, 1887).– Washington to Michigan and Ohio, south to California, Mexico and Florida (Guimarães, 1972), British Columbia, Ontario (CNC).
– Tachina deilephilae Osten Sacken, 1887: 164 (described as "deilephilae, Riley MSS"). Type data: syntypes, 3 females (not found in MCZ by JEOH in 2000, possibly lost). Type locality: unknown (presumably Missouri according to S&A, 1965: 1090). Type host: Hyles lineata (Fabricius) [published as Deilephila lineata], Sphingidae.
– Winthemia argentifrons Guimarães, 1972: 51. Type data: holotype male (MCZ). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Maxwell.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 511)*
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Hyles lineata (Fabricius)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 511) for probably deilephilae (Osten Sacken)*
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Sphinx sp.

duplicata Reinhard, 1931.– Colorado, New Mexico (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia duplicata Reinhard, 1931c: 17. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Manzano National Forest, Hell Canyon (on foliage of Quercus sp.).


floridensis Guimarães, 1972.– Florida (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia floridensis Guimarães, 1972: 66. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Florida, Tampa.


imitator Reinhard, 1931.– Mexico, Texas (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia imitator Reinhard, 1931c: 39. Type data: holotype male (INHS). Type locality: USA, Texas, Brownsville.


infesta (Williston, 1885).– Illinois, Pennsylvania; unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Exorista infesta Williston in Forbes, 1885: 65. Type data: syntypes, 1 male and 2 females (apparently lost according to Reinhard, 1931c: 54; not in SEMK). Type localities: USA, Illinois and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Fairmont Park). Type host: Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) [published as Laphygma frugiperda], Noctuidae (host for female syntype from Illinois).

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 511)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)

intermedia Reinhard, 1931.– Utah to Wisconsin, east to Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florida (Guimarães, 1972), Arizona (CNC).
– Winthemia intermedia Reinhard, 1931c: 41. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Texas, College Station.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 512)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Pseudoplusia includens (Walker)

leucanae (Kirkpatrick, 1861).– Ohio, unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Exorista leucanae Kirkpatrick, 1861: 358 (also subsequently spelled leucaniae, in error). Type data: syntypes, unknown number of males and females (apparently lost according to Reinhard, 1931c: 53). Type locality: USA, Ohio. Type host: Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) [published as Leucania extranea Guenée], Noctuidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 512)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Euthisanotia grata (Fabricius), Peridroma saucia (Hübner), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 513), as leucanae (Kirkpatrick) lacking red at tip*
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma disstria Hübner
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Peridroma saucia (Hübner)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Datana ministra (Drury)
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 514) for probably leucanae (Kirkpatrick)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Euthisanotia grata (Fabricius), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)

manducae Sabrosky & DeLoach, 1970.– North Carolina (Guimarães, 1972), Ontario (CNC).
– Winthemia manducae Sabrosky & DeLoach, 1970: 173. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, North Carolina, Johnston County, near Clayton. Type host: Manduca sexta (Linnaeus), Sphingidae.


militaris (Walsh, 1861).– Illinois, unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Senometopia militaris Walsh, 1861: 367. Type data: syntypes, 8 males and 6 females (apparently lost according to Reinhard, 1931c: 54). Type locality: USA, Illinois. Type host: Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) [published as Leucania unipuncta], Noctuidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 514)*
Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae
Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Orthoptera, Acrididae
Grasshopper(-s)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 515) for probably militaris (Walsh)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 516) for sp. near militaris (Walsh)*
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma disstria Hübner
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)

montana Reinhard, 1931.– Arizona, Mexico, New York (Guimarães, 1972), Tennessee, Virginia (CNC).
– Winthemia montana Reinhard, 1931c: 36. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Arizona, Chiricahua Mountains, Indian Creek Canyon, 6100 feet.


occidentis Reinhard, 1931.– British Columbia to Newfoundland and New Jersey, south to Arizona and New Mexico (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia occidentis Reinhard, 1931c: 22. Type data: holotype male (AMNH). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Burrard Inlet, Wigwam Inn. Type host: "western hemlock looper" [Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa (Hulst)], Geometridae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 516)*
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Lambdina fiscellaria (Guenée), Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria (Guenée), Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa (Hulst), Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria (Hulst)

okefenokeensis Smith, 1916.– Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia okefenokeensis Smith, 1916: 95. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Georgia, Okefenokee Swamp, Billy's Island.


ostensackenii (Kirkpatrick, 1861).– Ohio, unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Exorista ostensackenii Kirkpatrick, 1861: 358. Type data: syntypes, unknown number of males and females (apparently lost according to Reinhard, 1931c: 53). Type locality: USA, Ohio. Type host: Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) [published as Leucania extranea Guenée], Noctuidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 516)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)

polita Reinhard, 1931.– Massachusetts (Guimarães, 1972), Ohio, Pennsylvania (CNC).
– Winthemia polita Reinhard, 1931c: 21. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Massachusetts.


quadripustulata (Fabricius, 1794).– Palearctic, British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California, Kansas and New Jersey (Guimarães, 1972), Yukon, Northwest Territories, Arizona (CNC), West Virginia, Virginia (WVU). Note: In North America, central and eastern specimens are probably a different species (forms B and C of Guimarães, 1972), for which the name Winthemia illinoensis Robertson would apply.
– Musca quadripustulata Fabricius, 1794: 324. Type data: holotype, sex unknown (ZMUC) (destroyed, only name label remaining according to Townsend, 1932: 48, and Zimsen, 1964: 491; originally in ZMUK). Type locality: Germany.
– Winthemia illinoensis Robertson, 1901: 286. Type data: lectotype male (INHS), by fixation of Webb, 1980: 91 (mention of "holotype" is regarded as a lectotype fixation; male in question, with a female pinned below it, bears a red "HOLOTYPE" label). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 517)*
Coleoptera, Curculionidae
Curculio proboscideus (Fabricius)
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Diprion similis (Hartig)
Lepidoptera, Arctiidae
Halisidota tessellaris (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Bombycidae
Unidentified Bombycidae
Lepidoptera, Citheroniidae
Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Cingilia catenaria (Cramer), Ematurga amitaria (Guenée)
Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae
Hemerocampa leucostigma (J.E. Smith), Stilpnotia salicis (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Alypia octomaculata (Fabricius), Amathes c-nigrum (Linnaeus), Caenurgina erechtea (Cramer), Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robinson, Euxoa ochrogaster (Guenée), Faronta diffusa (Walker), Feltia ducens Walker-subgothica (Haworth) complex, Feltia herilis (Grote), Heliothis zea (Boddie), Leucania latiuscula Herrich-Schaeffer probably, Lithophane antennata (Walker), Papaipema nebris (Guenée), Peridroma saucia (Hübner), Plathypena scabra (Fabricius), Platysenta sutor (Guenée), Platysenta videns (Guenée), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), Schinia brevis (Grote), Spodoptera dolichos (Fabricius), Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée), Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), Xylena nupera (Lintner)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Datana ministra (Drury), Heterocampa guttivitta (Walker), Schizura concinna (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae
Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermüller)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Loxostege similalis (Guenée)
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer), Callosamia promethea (Drury), Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Hemaris diffinis (Boisduval), Hyles lineata (Fabricius), Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth), Manduca sexta (Linnaeus), Pachysphinx modesta (Harris), Pholus achemon (Drury), Sphinx gordius Cramer probably
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 523) for probably quadripustulata (Fabricius)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Ceramica picta (Harris), Epiglaea apiata (Grote), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth)
Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae
Nymphalis milberti (Godart)

reinhardi Guimarães, 1972.– New York (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia reinhardi Guimarães, 1972: 83. Type data: holotype male (CUI). Type locality: USA, New York, Long Island, Baiting Hollow.


rufonotata (Bigot, 1889).– Colorado, Arizona (Guimarães, 1972).
– Chetolyga rufonotata Bigot, 1889: 257. Type data: lectotype male (BMNH), by designation of Guimarães, 1972: 86. Type locality: "Rocky Mountains."


rufopicta (Bigot, 1889).– British Columbia to New Brunswick, south to California and Florida (Guimarães, 1972), Newfoundland, Nova Scotia (CNC).
– Chetolyga rufopicta Bigot, 1889: 259. Type data: syntypes, 2 males (BMNH). Type locality: "Rocky Mountains."
– Exorista ciliata Townsend, 1891b: 363. Type data: holotype male (SEMK). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 524)*
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Alsophila pometaria (Harris)
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Tent caterpillar(-s)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Alypia octomaculata (Fabricius), Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, Ceramica picta (Harris), Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robinson, Heliothis zea (Boddie), Heliothis spp., Lithophane antennata (Walker), Lithophane spp. (including L. disposita Morrison, L. innominata (Smith) and/or L. petulca Grote), Luperina stipata (Morrison), Oligia fractilinea (Grote), Papaipema cataphracta (Grote), Papaipema nebris (Guenée), Peridroma saucia (Hübner), Platysenta sutor (Guenée), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), Spaelotis clandestina (Harris), Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée), Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), Xylena nupera (Lintner), Noctuid spp. (including Mamestra configurata Walker and/or Peridroma saucia (Hübner)), Noctuid spp. (including Heliothis zea (Boddie), Prodenia dolichos (Fabricius), Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), S. frugiperda (J.E. Smith) and/or S. ornithogalli (Guenée))
Lepidoptera, Sphingidae
Hemaris diffinis (Boisduval)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 526) for probably rufopicta (Bigot)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Amathes c-nigrum (Linnaeus), Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, Epiglaea apiata (Grote)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Heterocampa guttivitta (Walker)

sinuata Reinhard, 1931.– British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Kansas and Florida (Guimarães, 1972), Texas (CNC).
– Winthemia sinuata Reinhard, 1931c: 25. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Maryland, Plummers Island.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 527)*
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Cingilia catenaria (Cramer) probably, Erannis tiliaria (Harris)
Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae
Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer)
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Tolype laricis (Fitch)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Luperina stipata (Morrison), Plathypena scabra (Fabricius), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Schizura unicornis (J.E. Smith)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 527) for probably sinuata Reinhard*
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Cingilia catenaria (Cramer)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Calpe canadensis Bethune
Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)

texana Reinhard, 1931.– Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Mexico, Texas (Guimarães, 1972).
– Winthemia texana Reinhard, 1931c: 19. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Texas, Menard.


vesiculata (Townsend, 1916).– Québec, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts (Guimarães, 1972), Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (CNC).
– Trisisyropa vesiculata Townsend, 1916f: 28. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Maine, Sebago Lake, Lakehurst.


Winthemia species

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 529) for Winthemia spp. (including W. quadripustulata or allied sp.: W. datanae, W. sinuata or W. vesiculata)*
Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)
Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 529) for Winthemia spp.*
Lepidoptera, Arctiidae
Hyphantria cunea (Drury)
Lepidoptera, Megalopygidae
Megalopyge opercularis (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Catocala antinympha (Hübner), Catocala minuta Edwards
Lepidoptera, Notodontidae
Ichthyura inclusa Hübner, Symmerista albifrons (J.E. Smith)
Lepidoptera, Pieridae
Eucheira socialis Westwood
Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
Hemileuca spp. (including H. lucina H. Edwards and/or H. maia (Drury)), Platysamia cecropia (Linnaeus)
Lepidoptera, Tortricidae
Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens)

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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