''Rutilia'' is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to

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and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand.O'Hara, J.E. 2011. World genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their regional occurrence. Version 6.0. PDF document, 75 pp. Available from: http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Tach/Genera/Gentach_ver6.pdf (accessed -JAN-2012. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are

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s of other insects, specifically ''Rutilia'' are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of scarab beetles.

Subgenera and species

Rutilia is a large genus comprising seven subgenera. *'' Rutilia (Ameniamima)'' Crosskey, 1973 **'' Rutilia argentinifera'' Bigot, 1874 (Subgenus Type) **'' Rutilia cingulata'' ( Malloch, 1930) **'' Rutilia argentinifera'' ( Malloch, 1930) *'' Rutilia (Chrysorutilia)'' Townsend, 1915 **'' Rutilia atrox'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia caeruleata'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia caesia'' ( Enderlein, 1930) **'' Rutilia chersipho'' ( Walker, 1849) **'' Rutilia corona'' Curran, 1930 **'' Rutilia cryptica'' Crosskey, 1973 **'' Rutilia decora'' Guerin-Meneville, 1843 **'' Rutilia formosa''

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, 1830 (Subgenus Type) **'' Rutilia goerlingiana'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia idesa'' ( Walker, 1849) **'' Rutilia imperialis'' Guerin-Meneville, 1843 **'' Rutilia imperialoides'' ( Crosskey, 1973) **'' Rutilia luzona'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia nana'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia panthea'' ( Walker, 1874) **'' Rutilia rubriceps'' Macquart, 1847 **'' Rutilia splendida'' (

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, 1805) **'' Rutilia townsendi'' Crosskey, 1973 **'' Rutilia transversa'' Malloch, 1936 *'' Rutilia (Donovanius)'' Enderlein, 1936 **'' Rutilia agalmiodes'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia analoga'' Macquart, 1851 **'' Rutilia bisetosa'' ( Enderlein, 1936) **'' Rutilia brunneipennis'' ( Crosskey, 1973) **'' Rutilia ethoda'' ( Enderlein, 1849) **'' Rutilia inusta'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) **'' Rutilia lepida'' Guerin-Meneville, 1843 **'' Rutilia nigrihirta'' Malloch, 1935 **'' Rutilia pellucens'' Macquart, 1846 **'' Rutilia regalis'' Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Subgenus Type) **'' Rutilia retusa'' (

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, 1775) **'' Rutilia sabrata'' ( Walker, 1849) **'' Rutilia savaiiensis'' Malloch, 1935 **'' Rutilia spinolae'' Rondani, 1864 **'' Rutilia viridinigra'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Rutilia (Grapholostylum)'' Macquart, 1851 **'' Rutilia albovirida'' Malloch, 1929 **'' Rutilia dorsomaculata'' ( Macquart, 1851) (Subgenus Type) **'' Rutilia micans'' Malloch, 1929 **'' Rutilia subtustomentosa'' Macquart, 1851 *'' Rutilia (Microrutilia)'' Townsend, 1915 **'' Rutilia cupreiventris'' Malloch, 1936 **'' Rutilia fulviventris'' Bigot, 1874 **'' Rutilia hirticeps'' Malloch, 1929 **'' Rutilia liris'' ( Walker, 1849) **'' Rutilia media'' Macquart, 1846 **'' Rutilia minor'' Macquart, 1846 (Subgenus Type) **'' Rutilia nigriceps'' Malloch, 1929 **'' Rutilia nigripes'' ( Enderlein, 1936) *'' Rutilia (Neorutilia)'' Malloch, 1936 **'' Rutilia simplex'' Malloch, 1936 (Subgenus Type) *'' Rutilia (Rutilia)''

, 1830 **'' Rutilia confusa'' ( Malloch, 1929) **'' Rutilia dentata'' Crosskey, 1973 **'' Rutilia setosa'' Malloch, 1929 **'' Rutilia vivipara'' (

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4044030 Diptera of Australasia Diptera of Asia Tachinidae genera Dexiinae Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy