Microphthalma Explained

Microphthalma is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.^[1]

Species

• Microphthalma ascita Reinhard, 1953^[2]
• Microphthalma crouzeli Blanchard, 1966^[3]
• Microphthalma cuzcana (Townsend, 1912)
• Microphthalma differens (Wulp, 1890)^[4]
• Microphthalma disjuncta (Wiedemann, 1824)^[5]
• Microphthalma europacea Egger, 1860^[6]
• Microphthalma europaea Egger, 1860^[6]
• Microphthalma flavipes Mesnil, 1950^[7]
• Microphthalma michiganensis (Townsend, 1892)^[8]
• Microphthalma nigeriensis Villeneuve, 1935^[9]
• Microphthalma nox Zeegers, 2007^[10]
• Microphthalma pedalis Reinhard, 1953^[2]
• Microphthalma posio (Walker, 1849)^[11]
• Microphthalma ruficeps Aldrich, 1926^[12]
• Microphthalma sejuncta (Walker, 1858)^[13]
• Microphthalma vibrissata (Wulp, 1891)^[14]
• Microphthalma virens Aldrich, 1926^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: O’Hara . James E. . Henderson . Shannon J. . D. Monty . Wood . Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World. Tachinidae Resources . 1 July 2023 . 5 March 2020.
2. Reinhard . H.J. . New species of Tachinidae from Mexico (Diptera) . Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society . 1953 . 48 . 89–96.
3. Blanchard . E.E. . Dípteros parásitos de escarabaeoideos argentinos . Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. Serie 5. Patología Vegetal . 1966 . 3 . 175–229.
4. Wulp . F.M. van der . Fam. Muscidae [part]. . Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Diptera . 1890 . 2 . 57–88.
5. Book: Wiedemann . Christian Rudolph Wilhelm . Munus rectoris in Academia Christiana Albertina aditurus Analecta entomologica ex Museo Regio Havniens: maxime congesta profert iconibusque illustrat . 1824 . Kiliae,eregio typoguapheo scholarum. 1–60 . 11 May 2020.
6. Egger . J. . Beschreibung neuer Zweifugler. (Fortsetzung) . Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. . 1860 . 10 . 795–802 . 11 March 2022.
7. Mesnil . L.P. . Premiere note preliminaire sur les Tachinidae du Parc Albert . Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique . 1950 . 26 . 3 . 1–6.
8. Townsend . C.H.T. . Notes on North American Tachinidae sens. str. with descriptions of new genera and species. Paper III . Transactions of the American Entomological Society . 1892 . 19 . 88–132 . 21 March 2022.
9. Villeneuve . J. . Myodaires supérieurs africains inédits . Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines . 1935 . 27 . 136–143 . 30 March 2022.
10. Zeegers . Theo . A first account of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Yemen . Fauna of Arabia . 2007 . 23 . 369–419.
11. Book: Walker . F. . List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV.. 1849 . British Museum . London . [3] + 689–1172 + [2]. 20 October 2022.
12. Aldrich . J.M. . American two-winged flies of the genus Microphthalma Macquart, with notes on related forms . Proceedings of the United States National Museum . 1926 . 69[No. 2639] . 13 . 1–8 . 30 July 2023.
13. Walker . F. . Characters of undescribed Diptera in the collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., &c. [concl.]. ]. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . New Series . 1858 . 4 . 190–235 . 21 November 2022.
14. Wulp . F.M. van der . Fam. Muscidae [part] . Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Diptera . 1891 . 2 . 225–248.