TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Proscissionini: Calosia Malloch, 1938
Zealandotachina (Calosia) binigra Malloch, 1938, orig. des. [type: location unknown]; elevated from subgenus to genus (Dugdale, 1969).
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Calosia include: 1. Body size 4.5mm; 2. Parafacials at narrowest point not wider than postpedicel; 3. Body shiny black; 4.Vein M between bend and DM-Cu more than 1/4 length of section between R-M and DM-Cu.Distribution in NZ
North Island: BP, ND, TK; South Island: BR, FD, MB, MC, NN.
Species in New Zealand
Calosia binigra Malloch 1938; three undescribed spp..Biology and Hosts
UnknownCitation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Calosiahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 6 November 2024