Strongygaster triangulifera

Strongygaster triangulifera is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.[3] It is a generalist parasitoid of adult insects, including Coleoptera from over 10 families, as well as Dermaptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, and Orthoptera.[4]

Strongygaster triangulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Phasiinae
Tribe: Strongygastrini
Genus: Strongygaster
Species:
S. triangulifera
Binomial name
Strongygaster triangulifera
(Loew, 1863)[1]
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Distribution

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Canada, United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

References

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  1. ^ a b Loew, H. (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria quarta". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 7: 275–326. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ Townsend, C.H.T. (1893). "Description of a new and interesting phasiid-like genus of Tachinidae s. str". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 6 (204): 429–430. doi:10.1155/1893/25860. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ 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 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ Golec, Julian R.; Hu, Xing Ping; Ray, Charles; Woodley, Norman E. (October 2013). "Strongygaster triangulifera (Diptera: Tachinidae) as a Parasitoid of Adults of the Invasive Megacopta cribraria (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Alabama". Journal of Entomological Science. 48 (4): 352–354. doi:10.18474/0749-8004-48.4.352.