■ Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
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Genus Clausicella Rondani, 1856

CLAUSICELLA Rondani, 1856: 61. Type species: Clausicella suturata Rondani, 1856, by original designation [Palearctic].
SIPHOPHYTO Townsend, 1892a: 127. Type species: Siphophyto floridensis Townsend, 1892, by original designation.
CORONIMYIA Townsend, 1892a: 128. Type species: Coronimyia geniculata Townsend, 1892, by original designation.


floridensis (Townsend, 1892).– British Columbia, Ontario, all United States (S&A, 1965).
– Siphophyto floridensis Townsend, 1892a: 128. Type data: holotype male [not ?female as published] (SEMK). Type locality: USA, South Florida (Inverness, Florida according to Townsend, 1940: 263).

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 147)*
Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae
Endothenia hebesana Walker, Epiblema tripartitana (Zeller), Suleima helianthana (Riley)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Alberada parabates (Dyar), Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst), Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), Plodia sp.

geniculata (Townsend, 1892).– Illinois to Ontario and New York, south to Louisiana and Georgia (S&A, 1965), Utah, Texas (CNC).
– Coronimyia geniculata Townsend, 1892a: 129. Type data: holotype male [not ?female as published] (SEMK). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 169), as Coronimyia geniculata Townsend*
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Moodna ostrinella (Clemens), Unidentified Phycitinae
Pyralidae or Tortricidae
Unidentified Pyralidae or Tortricidae

melitarae (Reinhard, 1946).– California (S&A, 1965).
– Coronimyia melitarae Reinhard, 1946c: 91. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, Oceanside.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 169), as Coronimyia melitarae Reinhard*
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Melitam sp.

neomexicana (Townsend, 1892).– California to Kansas and Texas (S&A, 1965), British Columbia, Idaho, Mexico (CNC).
– Siphophyto neomexicana Townsend, 1892a: 128. Type data: holotype female (SEMK). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 147)*
Coleoptera, Curculionidae
Curculio sp.
Hymenoptera, Apidae
Bombus fervidus (Fabricius)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst), Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), Plodia spp.

opaca (Coquillett, 1895).– California to Iowa and Texas (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Alberta (CNC).
– Siphophyto opacus Coquillett, 1895b: 128. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, San Diego County.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 148)*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Peridroma saucia (Hübner)
Lepidoptera, Pyralidae
Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst)

politura (Reinhard, 1946).– South Dakota, Michigan, Québec, New Hampshire, New Brunswick (S&A, 1965), Northwest Territories, Ontario (CNC).
– Gymnopareia americana Brauer & Bergenstamm in Coquillett, 1897: 75. Nomen nudum.
– Siphophyto politura Reinhard, 1946c: 85. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Québec, Laniel.


setigera (Coquillett, 1895).– British Columbia to California and Wyoming, also Wisconsin to Ontario and New York, south to Louisiana and Florida (S&A, 1965).
– Siphophyto setiger Coquillett, 1895b: 127. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, Los Angeles County.


turmalis (Reinhard, 1946).– Wisconsin to Québec and New York, south to Texas and Georgia, also ?California (S&A, 1965), Massachusetts (CNC).
– Siphophyto turmalis Reinhard, 1946c: 86. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, New York, Long Island, Babylon.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 148)*
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Eupithecia coagulata Guenée probably

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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