''Catharosia'' is a

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flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

in the

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. There are about 12 described species in ''Catharosia'', found worldwide.

Species

These 12 species are members of the genus ''Catharosia''. *'' Catharosia albisquama'' (

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, 1932) *'' Catharosia alutacea'' (Emden, 1945) *'' Catharosia calva'' (

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1910) *'' Catharosia capensis'' Verbeke, 1970 *'' Catharosia claripennis'' Kugler, 1977 *'' Catharosia flavicornis'' (

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...

, 1859) *'' Catharosia frontalis'' (Smith, 1917) *'' Catharosia lustrans'' (Reinhard, 1944) *'' Catharosia minuta'' (

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, 1915) *'' Catharosia nebulosa'' (

, 1897) *'' Catharosia pygmaea'' ( Fallén, 1815) *'' Catharosia valescens''

, 1942

References

Phasiinae Tachinidae genera Taxa named by Camillo Rondani {{Phasiinae-stub