''Lydella'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

in the family

Tachinidae The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true fly, flies within the insect order Fly, Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in t ...

. '' Lydella thompsoni'' can be used in the UK for the biological control of the

European corn borer The European corn borer (''Ostrinia nubilalis''), also known as the European corn worm or European high-flyer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a pest of grain, particularly maize (''Zea mays''). The insect is native to Europe, origina ...

Species

*'' Lydella acellaris'' Chao & Shi, 1982 *'' Lydella adiscalis'' Chao, 1982 *'' Lydella breviseria'' ( Pandellé, 1896) *'' Lydella columbina'' Richter, 1976 *'' Lydella deckeri'' ( Curran, 1929) *'' Lydella gannanensis'' Liu, Zhang & Xi, 2023 *'' Lydella grisescens'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lydella jalisco'' Woodley, 1994 *'' Lydella lacustris'' Herting, 1959 *'' Lydella matutina'' Richter, 2003 *'' Lydella minense'' ( Townsend, 1927) *'' Lydella oryzae'' ( Townsend, 1916) *'' Lydella parasitica'' Mesnil, 1959 *'' Lydella radicis'' ( Townsend, 1916) *'' Lydella ripae'' (Brischke, 1885) *'' Lydella scirpophagae'' (Chao & Shi, 1982) *'' Lydella sesamiae'' (Mesnil, 1968) *'' Lydella stabulans'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' Lydella striatalis'' ( Townsend, 1916) *'' Lydella thompsoni'' Herting, 1959

References

Exoristinae Tachinidae genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy Diptera of North America Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe Diptera of Australasia {{eryciini-stub