■ Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
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Genus ALLOPHOROCERA Hendel, 1901

ALLOPHOROCERA Hendel, 1901: 203. Type species: Dexodes auripilus Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891 (= Masicera pachystyla Macquart, 1850), by monotypy [Palearctic].
PILATEA Townsend, 1916c: 178. Type species: Masicera celer Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
SISYROSTURMIA Townsend, 1926: 35. Type species: Sisyrosturmia chaetosa Townsend, 1926, by original designation.


aldrichi (Curran, 1927).– British Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, California (S&A, 1965), Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Utah (CNC).
– Erycia aldrichi Curran, 1927a: 17. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Hedley.


arator (Aldrich, 1925).– Michigan to Québec, south to Virginia, also Texas (S&A, 1965), Mississippi, Tennessee (CNC), West Virginia (WVU).
– Masicera arator Aldrich, 1925b: 32. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Pennsylvania, Linglestown.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 440), as Pilatea arator (Aldrich)*
Diptera, Tipulidae
Unidentified Tipulidae
Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius)

australis (Coquillett, 1897).– Florida (S&A, 1965).
– Sturmia australis Coquillett, 1897: 110. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Florida.


celeris (Coquillett, 1897).– California to Michigan and Florida (S&A, 1965), Ontario, Maryland, Virginia (CNC).
– Masicera celer Coquillett, 1897: 114. Type data: lectotype male (USNM), by fixation of Townsend, 1941: 222 (mention of "Ht male" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, Louisiana, Opelousas.


chaetosa (Townsend, 1926).– New Hampshire, ?New York (S&A, 1965).
– Sisyrosturmia chaetosa Townsend, 1926: 36. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, base of Mount Washington (on flowers of Anaphalis).


delecta (Curran, 1927).– British Columbia, Manitoba, Vermont (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Ontario (CNC).
– Erycia delecta Curran, 1927a: 16. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 440), as Pilatea delecta (Curran)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Autographa californica (Speyer)

flavitarsa (Reinhard, 1934).– Washington, Oregon, California (S&A, 1965), Nevada (CNC).
– Erycia flavitarsa Reinhard, 1934b: 191. Type data: holotype female (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Whittier.


lapponica Wood, 1974.– Palearctic, Yukon, Northwest Territories (CNC).
– Allophorocera lapponica Wood, 1974b: 670. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Finland, Kilpisjärvi, Mt. Saana.


occidentalis (Coquillett, 1897).– British Columbia to California and Colorado (S&A, 1965).
– Sturmia occidentalis Coquillett, 1897: 110. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Washington, Seattle.
– Erycia levata Reinhard, 1934b: 193. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, California.


picata (Reinhard, 1953).– California (S&A, 1965).
– Erycia picata Reinhard, 1953a: 58. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Berkeley.


ruficornis (Smith, 1917).– New Hampshire (S&A, 1965).
– Pilatea ruficornis Smith, 1917b: 138. Type data: holotype female (not found in MCZ by JEOH in 2000, possibly lost). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, Hampton.


sajanica Mesnil, 1963.– Palearctic, Alaska, northern Alberta (CNC).
– Allophorocera sajanica Mesnil, 1963b: 15. Type data: holotype male (ZIN). Type locality: Russia, Tuva, Turan, 1150 metres.


sectilis (Reinhard, 1953).– Wyoming (S&A, 1965), Montana (CNC).
– Erycia sectilis Reinhard, 1953a: 59. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Wyoming, Teton Pass (state given as Montana on label, in error).


varifrons (Curran, 1927).– British Columbia (S&A, 1965), Washington, California, Nevada (CNC).
– Erycia varifrons Curran, 1927a: 18. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Lillooet.

Reference:


Arnaud, P.H., Jr. 1978. A host-parasite catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). United States Department of Agriculture. Miscellaneous Publication 1319: 1–860.


*Host names (family and species) have not been changed from those given in Arnaud (1978). Each host is listed under the appropriate current tachinid name, with the tachinid name used in Arnaud (1978) cited if different from the current one. For more information about Arnaud (1978), and to see a complete list of tachinid names used in that work and their modern equivalents, click here.

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