 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for TACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
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The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Filters:
| Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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| puparium is endoparasitoid host of larva | Perilampus ruficornis | a chalcid wasp | Hymenoptera: Perilampidae | Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a), Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958 |
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
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| Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958 | Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VIII, Part 2 (a), 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
TACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
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| Subfamily | 32 subtaxa | 109 trophisms | 7 references | ||||
| Subfamily | 91 subtaxa | 577 trophisms | 16 references | ||||
| Subfamily | 15 subtaxa | 49 trophisms | 5 references | ||||
| Subfamily | 73 subtaxa | 226 trophisms | 7 references | ||||
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NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for TACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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| Audcent, H. | 1932 | Bristol insect fauna: Diptera (part 5) | Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society 7: 358-370. | |
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Belshaw, R. | 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Cerretti, P. | 2006 | Taxonomy and biogeography of West Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera) including an interactive key to the genera and faunistic data-base | 425pp | |
| Raper, C. | Tachinidae Recording Scheme | tachinidae.org.uk/ | ||
| Raper, C. | Belshaw (1993) Keys & Species Accounts (revised by Chris Raper) | |||
| Rayner, R. & Raper, C. | 2001 | The Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Central Europe: Identification Keys for the Species and Data on Distribution and Ecology. | ||
| Tschorsnig, H.-P. & Herting, B. | 1994 | Die Raupenfliegen (Diptera: Tachinidae) Mitteleuropas: Bestimmungstabellen und Angaben zur Verbreitung und Ökologie der einzelnen Arten | 506, 170pp, State Museum of Natural Science, Stuttgart | |
| Tschorsnig, H.-P. & Richter, V.A. | 3.54 Family Tachinidae | Pape, T., 1998. Manual of Palaearctic Diptera Vol 3 - Rhinophoridae, 11pp, Palaearctic Diptera Vol 3: Higher Brachycera | ||
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van Emden, F.I., | 1954 | *** Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae ***(Superseded) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Wainwright, C.J. | 1940 | *** The British Tachinidae (Diptera) Second Supplement ***(Superseded) | Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 90: 411-448. | |
| Wainwright, C.J. | 1932 | *** The British Tachinidae (Diptera) First Supplement ***(Superseded) | Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 80: 405-424. | |
| Wainwright, C.J. | 1928 | *** The British Tachinidae ***(Superseded) | Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 76: 139-254. |
TACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
| Author | Year | Title | Source |
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| Gross, P. | 1993 | Insect behavioral and morphological defenses against parasitoids | Annu. Rev. Entomol. Vol 38: 251-273. |
| Hamm, A.H. | 1942 | Records of Tachinidae (Dipt.) chiefly from the Oxford district | Ent. Mon. Mag. 78: 191-192. |
| Hawkins, B.A. & Sheehan, W. | 1994 | Parasitoid Community Ecology | Oxford University Press |
| Herting, B. | 1960 | Biologie der westpaläarktischen Raupenfliegen (Dipt., Tachinidae) | Monographien zur Angewandten Entomologie 16: 1-188. |
| Shaw, M.R., Stefanescu, C. & van Nouhuys, S. | Parasitoids of European butterflies | Shaw, M.R., Stefanescu, C. & van Nouhuys, S. Parasitoids of European butterflies, 27pp, Ecology of Butterflies in Europe | |
| Uffen, R.W.J. | 1961 | Miscellaneous notes on Diptera. Part 1: Tachinidae and parasitic Calliphoridae | Ent. Gazette 2: 46-49. |
| Varkonyi, G. & Roslin, T. | 2013 | Freezing cold yet diverse: dissecting a high-Arctic parasitoid community associated with Lepidoptera hosts | Canadian Entomology Vol 145: 193-218. |
| Wainwright, C.J. | 1905 | Notes on Tachinidae. Number 1 | Ent. Mon. Mag. 41: 199-207. |
Host Lists | |||
| Tschorsnig, H.-P. | 2017 | Preliminary host catalogue of Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera) | |
Hosts | |||
| Audcent, H. | 1942 | A preliminary list of the hosts of some British Tachinidae (Dipt.) | Transactions of the Society for British Entomology 8: 1-42. |
| Ford, T.H. & Shaw, M.R. | 1991 | Host records of some West Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera) | Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 103: 23-38. |
| Ford, T.H. | 1976 | Some records of bred Tachinidae - 2 | Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 88: 68-71. |
| Ford, T.H. | 1973 | Some records of bred Tachinidae | Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 85: 288-299. |
| Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V. | 1957 | On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 3: records of Tachinidae (Dipt.), Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, Encyrtidae, Pteromalidae, Eulophidae and Scelionidae (Hym.) | Ent. Gazette 8: 181-189. |
| Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V. | 1955 | On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 2: misc. records of Phoridae, Larvaevoridae (Dipt.), Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and Eulophidae (Hym.) | Ent. Gazette 6: 168-174. |
| Hey, G.L. | 1935 | A list of parasites bred from Tortrix and Tineid hosts | Ent. Mon. Mag. 71: 186-187. |
| Parmenter, L. | 1953 | Some records of bred Tachinidae | Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 65: 29-31. |
| van Emden, F.I. | 1950 | Dipterous parasites of Coleoptera | Ent. Mon. Mag. 88: 182-206. |
Newsletters | |||
| Tachinid Recording Scheme | Tachinid Recording Scheme Newsletter | Published for/by:Tachinid Recording Scheme, Dipterists Forum |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to TACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies):
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A large family of bristly flies with often striking colouration. The tachinid life-cycle was famously the inspiration for Ridley Scott’s "Alien" film!
The larvae are internal parasitoids of other invertebrates, mostly insects, and especially Lepidoptera. Most species are restricted to a small number of host species which are either related or share the same ecology and gross morphology.
The oviposition strategies are very varied from those which lay eggs and wait for the host larvae to find them (like Ridley Scott’s Alien), to other species which retain the egg until it is about to hatch before inserting it into the body of the victim.
The larva develops inside the growing host larva, feeding on non-essential organs. Finally the parasitoid larva becomes full grown and breaks out of the host which then usually dies. The larva pupariates and, after a suitable interval, the adult emerges.
The adults visit flowers and include several large distinctive species which are very common in summer.
Larvaevoridae
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