Cylindromyiini is a tribe of

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 family

Tachinidae The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family ...

. It contains about 17 genera and 200 species.

Genera

The following 17 genera belong to the tribe Cylindromyiini. '' Penthosia'' was formerly in this tribe, but is now a member of Hermyini. * '' Argyromima'' Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 * '' Australotachina'' Curran, 1834 * '' Bellina'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 * ''

Besseria ''Besseria'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' B. anthophila'' ( Loew, 1871) *'' B. atra'' (Coquillett, 1897) *'' B. brevipennis'' ( Loew, 1863) *'' B. caffra'' (Villeneuve, 1863) *'' B. dimidiata'' (Zetterstedt, 1844) *' ...

Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy (1 January 1799 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye – 25 June 1857 in Paris) was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera (flies) and to some extent of the Coleoptera (beetles). Ach ...

, 1830 * ''

Catapariprosopa ''Catapariprosopa'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' C. curvicauda'' Townsend, 1927 *'' C. rubiginans'' (Villeneuve Villeneuve, LaVilleneuve or deVilleneuve may refer to: People * Villeneuve (surname) Places Austra ...

Townsend Townsend (pronounced tounʹ-zənd) or Townshend may refer to: Places United States *Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York *Townsend, Delaware *Townsend, Georgia *Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town **Townsend ( ...

, 1927 * ''

Cylindromyia ''Cylindromyia'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *Subgenus '' Apinocyptera'' Townsend, 1915 **'' C. nana'' (Townsend, 1915) **'' C. platensis'' Guimarães, 1976 **'' C. signatipennis'' ( Wulp, 1892) **'' C. thompsoni'' Gu ...

'' Meigen, 1803 * ''

Hemyda ''Hemyda'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' H. aurata'' Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy (1 January 1799 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye – 25 June 1857 in Paris) was a French physician and entomol ...

, 1830 * '' Huttonobesseria'' Curran, 1927 * ''

Lophosia ''Lophosia'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *'' L. aenescens'' ( Malloch, 1931) *'' L. angusticauda'' (Townsend, 1927) *'' L. atra'' (Townsend, 1926) *'' L. bicincta'' (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' L. caudalis'' Sun, 1996 ...

'' Meigen, 1824 * '' Mesniletta'' Herting, 1979 * '' Neobrachelia'' Townsend, 1931 * '' Neolophosia'' Townsend, 1939 * '' Phania'' Meigen, 1824 * '' Phasiocyptera'' Townsend, 1927 * '' Polistiopsis'' Townsend, 1915 * ''

Polybiocyptera ''Polybiocyptera'' is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. There is one described species in ''Polybiocyptera'', ''P. plaumanni''. References Further reading

* * * * Tachinidae Monotypic Brachycera genera Arti ...

'' Guimarães, 1979 * '' Pygidimyia'' Crosskey, 1967

References

Brachycera tribes Phasiinae {{Phasiinae-stub