''Zaira'' is a genus of parasitic
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 ...
.
[James E. O'Hara, Hiroshi Shima, & Chuntian Zhang. "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China." ''Zootaxa'' 2190 (2009): 1-236.] Larvae are parasitoids of adult beetles.
Species
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Zaira adscripta''
( Wulp, 1890)
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Zaira angustifrons''
(Reinhard, 1930)
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Zaira argentina''
(Townsend
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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 ...
, 1931)
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Zaira arrisor''
(Reinhard, 1959)
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Zaira aurigera''
( Coquillett, 1895)
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Zaira calosomae''
(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 ...
, 1916)
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Zaira cinerea''
( Fallén, 1810)
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Zaira duplaris''
(Reinhard, 1964)
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Zaira eleodivora''
(Walton, 1918)
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Zaira flavipes''
(Thompson, 1968)
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Zaira georgiae''
(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 Bra ...
& von Bergenstamm, 1891)
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Zaira grisea''
(Thompson, 1968)
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Zaira lateralis''
( Curran, 1925)
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Zaira leechi''
( Curran, 1932)
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Zaira medeola''
(Reinhard, 1961)
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Zaira mutabilis''
( Coquillett, 1904)
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Zaira neomexicana''
(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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Zaira nocturnalis''
(Reinhard, 1930)
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Zaira nubecula''
( Wulp, 1890)
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Zaira robusta''
( Wulp, 1890)
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Zaira sordicolor''
(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 ...
, 1891)
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Zaira sordida''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1853)
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Zaira sublucens''
( Wulp, 1890)
References
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Diptera of South America
Exoristinae
Tachinidae genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
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