Ormia

''Ormia'' is a small genus of nocturnal flies in the family Tachinidae, that are parasitoids of crickets. The genus occurs throughout the Americas.

Flies in this genus have become model organisms in sound localization experiments because of their " ears", which are complex structures inside the fly's prothorax near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, '' Ormia ochracea'', has been the center of this research.

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus ''Ormia'':

* ''Ormia aldrichi'' Seguy, 1925 ^{c g}
* '' Ormia australis'' (Townsend, 1911) ^c
* '' Ormia bilimekii'' (Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1889) ^{i c g}
* ''Ormia brevicornis'' Townsend, 1919 ^{i c g b}
* ''Ormia carreirai'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia crespoi'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia depleta'' (Wiedemann, 1830) ^{i c g}
* ''Ormia dominicana'' Townsend, 1919 ^{i c g b}
* ''Ormia guianica'' Curran, 1934 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia lenkoi'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia lenti'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia lineifrons'' Sabrosky, 1953 ^{i c g b}
* ''Ormia lopesi'' Tavares, 1962 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia mendesi'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia nocturna'' Curran, 1934 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia nuttingi'' (Sabrosky, 1953) ^{c g}
* '' Ormia ochracea'' (Bigot, 1889) ^{i c g b}
* ''Ormia pellucida'' Seguy, 1925 ^{c g}
* ''Ormia punctata'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 ^{i c g}
* '' Ormia rachoui'' Tavares, 1962 ^{c g}
* '' Ormia reinhardi'' (Sabrosky, 1953) ^{i c g b}
* '' Ormia rosenoi'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}
* '' Ormia rufa'' (Wulp, 1890) ^{c g}
* '' Ormia serrei'' Seguy, 1925 ^{c g}
* '' Ormia tarsalis'' Seguy, 1925 ^{c g}
* '' Ormia wolcotti'' Sabrosky, 1953 ^{c g}
* '' Ormia wygodzinskyi'' Tavares, 1965 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

Tachininae

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