TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Proscissionini: Medinella Dugdale, 1969
Medinella nigrifemorata Malloch, 1938, designated by position. [NZAC].
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Medinella include: 1. Body size 5 – 6mm; 2. Distinguished from all other NZ Tachinidae by posteroventral midfemur with 1 or 2 strong downwardly directed bristles close to femur base.Distribution in NZ
North Island: BP, CL, TK, TO; South Island: BR, CO, DN, FD, MB, MC, MK, NN, OL, SD, SI, SL, WD.
Species in New Zealand
Medinella nigrifemorata Malloch, 1938; M. albifrons Malloch 1938; M. flavofemorata Malloch, 1938; M. varipes Malloch, 1938.Biology and Hosts
UnknownCitation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Medinellahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 23 December 2024