■ Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
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Genus X Author, 1XXX

Subgenus SUBGENUS Rondani, 1859

GYMNOPALPUS Townsend, 1919a: 172. Type species: Gymnopalpus setipennis Townsend, 1919, by original designation [Neotropical].

1st species (Author, Year).– Type information
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Subgenus SUBGENUS Townsend, 1912

SPATHIDEXIA Townsend, 1912b: 110. Type speciesL Spathidexia clemonsi Townsend, 1912, by original designation.

2nd species (Author, Year).– Type information
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Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 426), as "Phorocera" comstocki Williston*
Hymenoptera, Diprionidae
Diprionid spp. (including Diprion spp. and/or Neodiprion spp.)
Lepidoptera, Cossidae
Cossula magnifica (Strecker)
Lepidoptera, Megathymidae
Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & LeConte)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Melitara dentata (Grote), Olycella junctolineella (Hulst), Ostrinia spp. (including 0. obliteralis (Walker) and/or 0. penitalis Grote)

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