''Adejeania'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tachinid flies from the
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
. While most species are found in South America, ''A. vexatrix'' occurs from Mexico up to
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. The genus name is an alteration of ''
Dejeania'', meaning "not ''Dejeania''". Other tachinid genera from the same root are ''
Eudejeania'', ''
Paradejeania
''Paradejeania'' is a genus of flies 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 ...
'' and ''
Protodejeania''.
Species
*''
Adejeania analis''
( Macquart, 1844) (Colombia)
*''
Adejeania andina''
( Townsend, 1912) (Peru)
*''
Adejeania anduzei''
Curran, 1947 (Venezuela)
*''
Adejeania armata''
( Wiedemann, 1830) (Cuba)
*''
Adejeania aurea''
( Giglio-Tos, 1893) (Mexico)
*''
Adejeania bicaudata''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania biornata''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania brasiliensis''
( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania brevihirta''
Curran, 1947 (Venezuela)
*''
Adejeania brevirostris''
Curran, 1947 (Mexico)
*''
Adejeania browni''
Curran, 1947 (Ecuador, Colombia)
*''
Adejeania conclusa''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania corpulenta''
( Wiedemann, 1830) (Mexico)
*''
Adejeania grandis''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania honesta''
(Rondani Rondani is an Italian surname. Notable people having this name include:
* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 â ...
, 1851) (Ecuador)
*''
Adejeania lopesi''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania magalhaesi''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania marginalis''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania nigrothoracica''
(Vimmer & Soukup, 1940) (Peru)
*''
Adejeania palpalis''
Curran, 1947 (Panama)
*''
Adejeania pellucens''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania rubropilosa''
Guimarães, 1973 (Ecuador)
*''
Adejeania rufipalpis''
( Macquart, 1844) (Mexico)
*''
Adejeania sabroskyi''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania saetigera''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania spiniventris''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania spinosa''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania thompsoni''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania townsendi''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania tridens''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania uniformis''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania verrugana''
( Townsend, 1914) (Peru)
*''
Adejeania vexatrix''
( Osten Sacken, 1877) (British Columbia to Montana, South to California and New Mexico, Mexico)
*''
Adejeania wygodzinskyi''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania xanthopilosa''
Guimarães, 1966 (Brazil)
*''
Adejeania ypsilon''
Curran, 1947 (Brazil)
References
Tachininae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
Diptera of South America
Diptera of North America
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