''Platymya'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 hindwing ...
in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order 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 this fami ...
.
Species
*''
P. antennata''
(Brauer Brauer or Bräuer is a surname of German origin, meaning "brewer". Notable people with the name include:-
* Alfred Brauer (1894–1985), German-American mathematician, brother of Richard
* Andreas Brauer (born 1973), German film producer
* Arik ...
& von Bergenstamm, 1891)
*''
P. confusionis''
(Sellers, 1943)
*''
P. fimbriata''
( Meigen, 1824)
*''
P. trisetosa''
(Coquillett
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scient ...
, 1902)
References
Exoristinae
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of North America
Tachinidae genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
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