TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Linnaemyini: Chaetophthalmus Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891
Micropalpus brevigaster Macquart, 1846, by subsequent des. Townsend, 1916. [BMNH].
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Chaetophthalmus include: 1. Body size 6 - 9mm; 2. Prosternal membrane and prosternum finely haired; 3. Facial ridge bare; 4. Parafacials haired.Distribution in NZ
North Island: AK, BP, CL, TK, WI; South Island: MC, NN; Chatham Islands.
Species in New Zealand
Chaetophthalmus bicolor (Macquart, 1848), exotic introduced to NZ from AustraliaBiology and Hosts
Unknown in New Zealand. Chaetophthalmus bicolor has been recorded from all species of Agrotis (Noctuidae) in Australia (Cantrell,1985).Citation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Chaetophthalmushttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 23 December 2024