''Ormia'' is a small genus of

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in the family

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, that are

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s of

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s and

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. Flies in this genus have become

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s in

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experiments because of their "

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s", which are complex structures inside the fly's

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near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, ''

Ormia ochracea ''Ormia ochracea'' is a small yellow nocturnal fly in the family Tachinidae. It is notable for its parasitism of crickets and its exceptionally acute directional hearing. The female is attracted to the song of the male cricket and deposits lar ...

'', has been the center of this research.

Species

*'' Ormia aldrichi'' Séguy, 1925 *'' Ormia australis'' (

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, 1911) *'' Ormia bilimekii'' (

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& von Berganstamm, 1889) *'' Ormia brevicornis''

, 1919 *'' Ormia carreirai'' Tavares, 1965 *'' Ormia crespoi'' Tavares, 1965 *''

Ormia depleta ''Ormia depleta'', sometimes called the Brazilian red-eyed fly, is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. It is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus '' Scapteriscus''. It is native to South America but has been imported into the United ...

'' (

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, 1830) *'' Ormia dominicana''

, 1919 *'' Ormia guianica'' Curran, 1934 *'' Ormia lenkoi'' Tavares, 1965 *'' Ormia lenti'' Tavares, 1965 *'' Ormia lineifrons'' Sabrosky, 1953 *'' Ormia lopesi'' Tavares, 1962 *'' Ormia mendesi'' Tavares, 1965 *'' Ormia nocturna'' Curran, 1934 *'' Ormia nuttingi'' ( Sabrosky, 1953) *''

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, 1889) *'' Ormia pellucida'' Séguy, 1925 *'' Ormia punctata'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Ormia rachoui'' Tavares, 1962 *'' Ormia reinhardi'' ( Sabrosky, 1953) *'' Ormia rosenoi'' (Tavares, 1965) *'' Ormia rufa'' ( Wulp, 1890) *'' Ormia serrei'' Séguy, 1925 *'' Ormia tarsalis'' Séguy, 1925 *'' Ormia wolcotti'' Sabrosky, 1953 *'' Ormia wygodzinskyi'' Tavares, 1965

References

Tachininae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy Diptera of South America Diptera of North America Diptera of Australasia {{tachininae-stub