TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Proscissionini: Occisor Hutton, 1901
Occisor inscitus Hutton, 1901, by subsequent designation Townsend, 1916 [CMNZ].
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Occisor include: 1. Body size 10 –15mm; 2. Vein M between bend and DM-Cu no more than 1/4 length of M between R-M and DM-Cu.Distribution in NZ
North Island: BP, TK, TO, WA, WI, WN; South Island: BR, CO, DN, MC, MK, NC, NN, OL, SI, SL
Species in New Zealand
Occisor atratus Malloch, 1938; O. inscitus Hutton, 1901; O. versutus Hutton, 1901Biology and Hosts
Occisor versutus has been recorded from Wiseana sp. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) (see Eyles 1965).Citation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Occisorhttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 28 April 2024