TACHINIDAE: Phasiinae: Leucostomatini: Truphia Malloch, 1930
Truphia grisea Malloch, 1930, orig. des. and monotypy [CMNZ].
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Truphia include: 1.Body size 3mm; 2. The genus can easily be recognised and distinguished from other New Zealand tachinid genera by the wing vein M not reaching the wing margin in Truphia grisea, or M only slightly curved upwards to wing margin in the undescribed species and cell r4+5 wide open.Distribution in NZ
North Island: AK, BP; South Island: CO, MC, MK, SD.
Species in New Zealand
Truphia grisea Malloch, 1930; + one undescribed species.Biology and Hosts
The undescribed species has been reared from Rhybodes clavicornis (Frabricius) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae).Citation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Truphiahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 6 November 2024