TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Microhystricia Malloch, 1938
Microhystricia gourlayi Malloch, 1938, orig. des. [NZAC].Diagnosis
Characteristics of Microhystricia include: 1. Body size 8 – 9mm; 2; Pre-sutural intra-alar setae present; 3; wing cell r4+5 closed with long petiole; 4. Parafacials with strong setae; 5. Abdomen with micro setae on longitudinal centreline between paired setae; 6. Anatergite bare (this character shared with Asetulia, Calotachina, Pales, Genotrichia, Montanarturia, Wattia, Voriini group).Distribution in NZ
South Island: BR, CO, FD, MB, MC, NN, OL.
Species in New Zealand
Microhystricia gourlayi Malloch, 1938.Biology and Hosts
Host: Gelophaula sp. (Tortricidae ) ex Celmissia dallii Buchanan (Compositae).Citation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Microhystriciahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 6 November 2024