''Microchaetina'' 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 ...
.
Species
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Microchaetina arida''
(Townsend
Townsend or Townshend may refer to:
Places United States
*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
*Townsend, Georgia
*Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts, th ...
, 1911)
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Microchaetina cinerea''
Wulp, 1891
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Microchaetina mexicana''
(Townsend
Townsend or Townshend may refer to:
Places United States
*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
*Townsend, Georgia
*Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts, th ...
, 1892)
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Microchaetina petiolata''
(Townsend
Townsend or Townshend may refer to:
Places United States
*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
*Townsend, Georgia
*Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts, th ...
, 1919)
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Microchaetina rubidiapex''
(Reinhard, 1942)
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Microchaetina sinuata''
(Townsend
Townsend or Townshend may refer to:
Places United States
*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
*Townsend, Georgia
*Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts, th ...
, 1919)
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Microchaetina subnitens''
(Reinhard, 1942)
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Microchaetina teleta''
Reinhard, 1962
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Microchaetina valida''
(Townsend
Townsend or Townshend may refer to:
Places United States
*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
*Townsend, Georgia
*Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts, th ...
, 1892)
References
Tachinidae genera
Dexiinae
Taxa named by Frederik Maurits van der Wulp
Diptera of South America
Diptera of North America
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