''Platytainia'' is a genus 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 m ...
in the family
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true fly, flies within the insect order Fly, 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 t ...
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Species
*''
Platytainia maculata''
Macquart, 1851
*''
Platytainia moorei''
Barraclough, 1992
Distribution
Australia.
References
Tachinidae
Brachycera genera
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Diptera of Australasia
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