''Ormia'' is a small genus of
nocturnal
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite.
Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...
flies in the family
Tachinidae, that are
parasitoids
In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionary strategies within parasi ...
of
crickets. The genus occurs throughout
the Americas
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.
Flies in this genus have become
model organism
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s 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.
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Species
These 27 species belong to the genus ''Ormia'':
* ''Ormia aldrichi
''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 ...
'' 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
''Ormia depleta'', sometimes called the Brazilian red-eyed fly, is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. It is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus ''Scapteriscus''. It is native to South America but has been imported into the United ...
'' (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
''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 ...
'' (Sabrosky, 1953) c g
* '' Ormia ochracea'' (Bigot, 1889) i c g b
* ''Ormia pellucida
''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 ...
'' Seguy, 1925 c g
* ''Ormia punctata
''Ormia'' is a small genus of nocturnality, nocturnal fly, flies in the family Tachinidae, that are Parasitoid, parasitoids of Cricket (insect), crickets. The genus occurs throughout the Americas.
Flies in this genus have become model organisms ...
'' 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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