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 ...
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Species
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Eumea caesar
''Eumea'' 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 specie ...
Eumea linearicornis
''Eumea'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Species
*'' Eumea caesar'' ( Aldrich, 1916)
*'' Eumea linearicornis'' (Zetterstedt, 1844)
*''Eumea mitis
''Eumea'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Species
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Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1844)
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Eumea mitis
''Eumea'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Species
*'' Eumea caesar'' ( Aldrich, 1916)
*'' Eumea linearicornis'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainl ...
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Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...