TACHINIDAE: Dexiinae: Vorinii: Uclesiella Malloch, 1938
Uclesiella irregularis Malloch, 1938, orig. designation and monotypy [NZAC]
Diagnosis
Characteristics of Uclesiella include: 1.Body size 3.5 – 5mm; 2.Last section of vein CuA1 half as long as or longer than penultimate section shared with Calcager, Calcageria, Plagiomyia; but differs by; 3. Vein R1 with dorsal setae; 4. Wing cell r4+5 closed and with a petiole.Distribution in NZ
North Island: AK, BP, GB, HB, TK, WN; South Island: CO, MC, NC, NN, SC.
Species in New Zealand
Uclesiella irregularis Malloch, 1938; + 2 undescribed species.Biology and Hosts
Pseudocoremia suavis (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).Citation
Schnitzler F-R 2016. Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Uclesiellahttp://tachinidae.landcareresearch.co.nz
Accessed: 29 April 2024