Pygocalcager is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[3] Currently only one member of the genus has been described, Pygocalcager humeratum, which is endemic to New Zealand and was originally described as Calcager humeratum by Hutton in 1901.[2] This was moved to its own genus in 1935 by Charles Henry Tyler Townsend.[1]
| Pygocalcager | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachininae |
| Tribe: | Proscissionini |
| Genus: | Pygocalcager Townsend, 1935[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pygocalcager humeratum | |
References
edit- ^ a b Townsend, C.H.T. (1935). "Pygocalcager gen. nov. (Dipt.: Tachinidae)". Entomological News. 46: 215.
- ^ a b Hutton, Frederick Wollaston (1901). "Synopsis of the Diptera Brachycera of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 33: 1–95. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ 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 1 July 2023.