''Gymnosoma'' is a genus of

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in the family

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. The name ''"Gymnosoma"'' literally translates as "naked body", and presumably refers to the fact that some species in the

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are less conspicuously bristly than most species of flies in the family Tachinidae.

Species

*'' Gymnosoma acrosterni'' Kugler, 1971 *'' Gymnosoma amplifrons'' (Brooks, 1946) *'' Gymnosoma brachypeltae'' Dupuis, 1961 *'' Gymnosoma brevicorne'' Villeneuve, 1929 *'' Gymnosoma canadense'' (Brooks, 1946) *''

Gymnosoma carpocoridis ''Gymnosoma carpocoridis'' is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution France, Germany, Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines ...

'' Dupuis, 1961 *'' Gymnosoma clavatum'' ( Rohdendorf, 1947) *'' Gymnosoma costatum'' (

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, 1800) *'' Gymnosoma desertorum'' ( Rohdendorf, 1947) *''

Gymnosoma dolycoridis ''Gymnosoma dolycoridis'' is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, ...

'' Dupuis, 1961 *'' Gymnosoma emdeni'' (Mesnil, 1950) *'' Gymnosoma filiola'' Loew, 1872 *''

Gymnosoma fuliginosa ''Gymnosoma fuliginosa'' is a Nearctic species of fly in the family (biology), family Tachinidae. Distribution Canada, United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico. References

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'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *''

Gymnosoma fuscohalteratum ''Gymnosoma fuscohalteratum'' is an African species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Malawi, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the ...

'' Emden, 1945 *'' Gymnosoma hamiense'' Dupuis, 1966 *'' Gymnosoma hemisphaericum'' (Geoffroy, 1785) *'' Gymnosoma indicum''

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, 1853 *'' Gymnosoma inornatum'' Zimin, 1966 *'' Gymnosoma iranicum'' (Zimin, 1966) *'' Gymnosoma majae'' (Zimin, 1966) *'' Gymnosoma maxima'' Dupuis, 1966 *''

Gymnosoma neotropicale ''Gymnosoma neotropicale'' is an Neotropical species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Chile, Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colom ...

'' Cortés & Campos, 1971 *'' Gymnosoma nitens''

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, 1824 *'' Gymnosoma nudifrons'' Herting, 1966 *'' Gymnosoma occidentale'' Curran, 1927 *'' Gymnosoma par''

, 1849 *''

Gymnosoma persica ''Gymnosoma persica'' is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Turkmenistan, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq t ...

'' (Mesnil, 1952) *'' Gymnosoma philippinense'' (

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, 1928) *'' Gymnosoma rotundatum'' (

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) *''

Gymnosoma ruficornis ''Gymnosoma ruficorne'' is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and border ...

'' ( Wulp, 1892) *'' Gymnosoma rungsi'' (Mesnil, 1952) *''

Gymnosoma sicula ''Gymnosoma siculum'' is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Itali ...

'' Dupuis & Genduso, 1981 *''

Gymnosoma sylvatica ''Gymnosoma sylvatica'' is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution China, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependen ...

'' Zimin, 1966

References

Tachinidae genera Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen Diptera of South America Diptera of North America Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe Long stubs with short prose {{Phasiinae-stub