Archytas araujoi is a species of parasitic fly in the family Tachinidae.[2] Psychocampa concolor is its host, with adult A. araujoi flies emerging from P. concolor pupae.[3]

Archytas araujoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Tachininae
Tribe: Tachinini
Genus: Archytas
Species:
A. araujoi
Binomial name
Archytas araujoi
Guimarães, 1963[1]

Distribution

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Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Guimarães, J.H. (1963). "Fifth contribution to the knowledge of the genus Archytas Jaennecke, 1867 (Diptera, Tachinidae)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 61 (329–340).
  2. ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ Gudin, Filipe Macedo; Pacheco Junior, Paulo (1 December 2023). "Revision of mimallonid hosts (Lepidoptera: Mimallonidae) of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), including a new host record in the Amazon rainforest". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 43 (6): 2057–2066. doi:10.1007/s42690-023-01108-1. ISSN 1742-7592.