TACHINIDAE: Tachininae: Proscissionini: Perrissina Malloch, 1938
Perrissina crocea Malloch, 1938, orig. des. [NZAC].
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Perrissina include: 1. Body size 10 – 12mm; 2; Parafacials bare below lowest frontal bristles; 3. Gena height at most 1/2 as high as eye; 4. Face visible in profile.Distribution in NZ
North Island: AK, BP, CL, ND, TK, TO, WI, WN; South Island: BR, DN, FD, NC, NN, SD.
Species in New Zealand
Perrissina albiceps Malloch, 1938; P. brunniceps Malloch, 1938; P. crocea Malloch, 1938; P. varices Malloch, 1938; P. xanthopyga Malloch, 1938.Biology and Hosts
Reared from a Lucanidae sp. ex Eucalyptus, from a dead Plagianthus sp. branch and privet wood.Citation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Perrissinahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 6 November 2024