Houghia maris

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Houghia maris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Exoristinae
Tribe: Goniini
Genus: Houghia
Species:
H. maris
Binomial name
Houghia maris
(Townsend, 1929)[1]
Synonyms

Houghia maris is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Houghia of the family Tachinidae.[2] It was first described from São Paulo, Brazil by Charles Henry Tyler Townsend in 1929. It was originally placed in the genus Actinoprosopa, which became a synonym of Houghia in 2014.[3]

Distribution[edit]

Brazil.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Townsend, C.H.T. (1927). "New muscoid flies in the collection of the Deutsches Entomologisches Institut in Berlin" (PDF). Entomologische Mitteilungen. 16: 277–287. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  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 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ Fleming, A.J.; Wood, D.M.; Smith, M.A.; Hallwachs, W.; Janzen, D.H. (2014). "Revision of the New World species of Houghia Coquillett (Diptera, Tachinidae) reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica". Zootaxa. 3858: 1–90. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3858.1.1. PMID 25283171.