ERNESTIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 60. Type species: Ernestia microcera Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= Tachina rudis Fallén, 1810), by monotypy [Palearctic].
MERICIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 64. Type species: Mericia erigonea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, by monotypy [Palearctic].
PANZERIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 68. Type species: Panzeria lateralis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= Tachina rudis Fallén, 1810), by monotypy [Palearctic].
METAPHYTO Coquillett, 1897: 36, 89. Type species: Metaphyto genalis Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
MELINOCERA Townsend, 1915b: 22. Type species: Meriania chalybaea Coquillett, 1902, by original designation.
OKANAGANIA Townsend, 1915d: 289. Type species: Okanagania hirta Townsend, 1915, by original designation.
APPENDICIA Stein, 1924: 54. Type species: Tachina truncata Zetterstedt, 1838, by monotypy [Palearctic].
PROMERICIA Brooks, 1943: 69. Type species: Mericia fasciventris Curran, 1924, by original designation.
PSEUDOMERIANIA Brooks, 1943: 69. Type species: Ernestia nigrocornea Tothill, 1921, by original designation.
alberta (Curran, 1924).– California, Nevada, Alberta, Michigan (S&A, 1965), Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia to Oregon, also Saskatchewan, Montana, Colorado, Ohio (CNC).
– Mericia alberta Curran, 1924e: 248. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Alberta, Banff, 6000 feet.
aldrichi (Townsend, 1892).– British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Michigan, Arizona (S&A, 1965).
– Hystricia aldrichi Townsend, 1892a: 91. Type data: syntypes, 2 males and 5 females (1 male and 2 female syntypes in SEMK). Type locality: USA, South Dakota, Brookings.
ampelus (Walker, 1849).– British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California and Maryland, also Georgia (S&A, 1965), Arizona, New Mexico, Prince Edward Island, North Carolina (CNC), West Virginia, Virginia (WVU).
– Tachina ampelus Walker, 1849: 732. Type data: holotype male (BMNH). Type locality: Canada, Nova Scotia.
– Nemoraea nigricornis Townsend, 1893c: 467. Nomen nudum.
– Nemoraea nigricornis Williston, 1908: 371, Fig. 152. Type data: lectotype male (SEMK), by designation of Sabrosky in Byers et al., 1962: 175. Type locality: USA, Illinois.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 373), as Mericia ampelus* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Arctiidae | |||
| Diacrisia virginica (Fabricius), Hyphantria cunea (Drury), Hyphantria textor (Harris), Hyphantria sp. | |||
| Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae | |||
| Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius), Malacosoma disstria Hübner | |||
| Lepidoptera, Notodontidae | |||
| Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, Datana ministra (Drury) | |||
arcuata (Tothill, 1921).– Michigan to Nova Scotia, south to North Carolina (S&A, 1965), Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia to Manitoba, Iowa (CNC).
– Ernestia arcuata Tothill, 1921: 248. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Virginia, Great Falls.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 375), as Mericia arcuata (Tothill)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Arctiidae | |||
| Hyphantria cunea (Drury) | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 375) for probably arcuata (Tothill), as probably Mericia arcuata (Tothill)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Noctuidae | |||
| Eupsilia devia (Grote) | |||
bicarina (Tothill, 1921).– British Columbia to South Dakota, south to Arizona and New Mexico, also Ontario, New Brunswick (S&A, 1965), Alberta, Labrador, Nova Scotia (CNC).
– Ernestia bicarina Tothill, 1921: 272. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Bear Lake (cited in Tothill, 1922a).
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 375) for probably bicarina (Tothill), as probably Mericia bicarina (Tothill)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Noctuidae | |||
| Barathra curialis (Smith) | |||
campestris (Curran, 1924).– Alberta to New York, south to Ohio (S&A, 1965), Maryland, Louisiana (CNC).
– Mericia campestris Curran, 1924e: 249. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Aweme.
chalybaea (Coquillett, 1902).– British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, California (S&A, 1965).
– Meriania chalybaea Coquillett, 1902b: 119 (also subsequently spelled chalybea, in error). Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Idaho, Moscow.
cobala (Reinhard, 1953).– New Mexico (S&A, 1965).
– Mericia cobala Reinhard, 1953a: 55. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Otero County, 8000 feet.
degenera (Walker, 1849).– Ontario, unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Tachina degenera Walker, 1849: 732. Type data: holotype male (BMNH). Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Hudson Bay, Albany River, Marten Falls [near Ogoki] (published as St. Martin's Falls).
fasciventris (Curran, 1924).– British Columbia, California to Colorado, also Manitoba to Québec and New York (S&A, 1965), Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, New Brunswick (CNC).
– Mericia fasciventris Curran, 1924e: 248. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Québec, Aylmer.
fissicarina (Tothill, 1921).– California (S&A, 1965).
– Ernestia fissicarina Tothill, 1921: 274. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Pismo.
flavicornis Brauer, 1898.– British Columbia to New Brunswick, south to California, Texas, and North Carolina (S&A, 1965).
– Panzeria flavicornis Brauer, 1898: 532. Type data: holotype male (NHMW). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, White Mountains.
frontalis (Tothill, 1921).– Alaska and British Columbia to Ontario and New York, also Arizona (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Northwest Territories, Montana, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Brunswick, Newfoundland (CNC).
– Ernestia frontalis Tothill, 1921: 228. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Alaska, Yukon River.
– Ernestia solita Reinhard, 1937: 66. Type data: holotype male (UMMZ). Type locality: USA, Michigan, Detroit.
genalis (Coquillett, 1897).– British Columbia to Saskatchewan and Montana, also California to Utah, Colorado (S&A, 1965), Yukon (CNC).
– Metaphyto genalis Coquillett, 1897: 90. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Colorado.
hamilla (Reinhard, 1953).– Washington, Idaho (S&A, 1965).
– Mericia hamilla Reinhard, 1953a: 54. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Washington, Mt. Rainier, Sunrise, 6380 feet.
hirta (Townsend, 1915).– British Columbia (S&A, 1965), Manitoba, Utah (CNC).
– Okanagania hirta Townsend, 1915d: 290. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Falls.
incisa (Tothill, 1921).– British Columbia, Montana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (S&A, 1965), Wyoming, Ontario, Québec (CNC).
– Ernestia incisa Tothill, 1921: 249. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Pennsylvania, Carlisle Junction.
johnsoni (Tothill, 1921).– British Columbia, Michigan, Massachusetts (S&A, 1965), Alberta to Québec, also California, Utah, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York (CNC), West Virginia, Virginia (WVU).
– Ernestia johnsoni Tothill, 1921: 229. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Massachusetts, Wellesley.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 375), as Mericia johnsoni (Tothill)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Arctiidae | |||
| Hyphantria cunea (Drury) | |||
longicarina (Tothill, 1921).– California, Alberta, Washington, Oregon (S&A, 1965), British Columbia, Colorado (CNC).
– Ernestia longicarina Tothill, 1921: 251. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake.
manitoba (Brooks, 1943).– Manitoba, Michigan, New York, Vermont (S&A, 1965).
– Mericia manitoba Brooks, 1943: 77. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Aweme.
nigrocornea (Tothill, 1921).– Alaska to Saskatchewan, south to California and Colorado, also Ontario (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Labrador (CNC).
– Ernestia (Meriania) nigrocornea Tothill, 1921: 227. Type data: holotype male (CAS; originally cited as CNC but corrected to CAS by Tothill, 1922a). Type locality: USA, California, Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake.
– Ernestia fasciata Curran, 1924e: 246 (described as Ernestia (Faustia?) fasciata). Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Cranbrook.
– Meriania septentrionalis Curran, 1930a: 75. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Vernon.
nigropalpis (Tothill, 1921).– British Columbia to California, also Michigan to Nova Scotia, south to Ohio (S&A, 1965), Manitoba, Tennessee (CNC), West Virginia (WVU).
– Ernestia nigropalpis Tothill, 1921: 247. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Stikine River (published as Stickeen River, in error).
occidentalis (Brooks, 1943).– British Columbia (S&A, 1965), California (CNC).
– Mericia occidentalis Brooks, 1943: 77. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Creston.
platycarina (Tothill, 1921).– British Columbia and Washington to Colorado, also Minnesota to Prince Edward Island, south to Virginia (S&A, 1965), Oregon, Alberta, Newfoundland, Tennessee (CNC).
– Ernestia platycarina Tothill, 1921: 270. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Virginia, Great Falls (cited in Tothill, 1922a).
ruficauda (Brauer, 1898).– "North America," unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Erigone ruficauda Brauer, 1898: 539. Type data: syntypes, unknown number of males and females (1 female syntype in NHMW). Type locality: published as "Nord-Amerika" but female syntype in NHMW from New Hampshire, White Mountains.
setifrons (Brooks, 1943).– British Columbia, Idaho, Saskatchewan (S&A, 1965).
– Okanagania setifrons Brooks, 1943: 71. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Osoyoos.
sulcocarina (Tothill, 1921).– Alaska and British Columbia to New York, also California, New Mexico, Colorado (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Northwest Territories, Washington, Québec, Maine (CNC).
– Ernestia sulcocarina Tothill, 1921: 271. Type data: holotype male (not found in CNC, possibly lost). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Lillooet (cited in Tothill, 1922a).
triangularis (Curran, 1924).– California, Arizona, Manitoba, Michigan, Ontario, New York (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Newfoundland, North Carolina (CNC).
– Mericia triangularis Curran, 1924e: 247. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Aweme.
vivida (Zetterstedt, 1838).– Palearctic, Yukon (CNC).
– Tachina vivida Zetterstedt, 1838: 642. Type data: syntypes, 4 males [1 with head missing] and 2 females (MZLU). Type localities: Sweden, Torne Lappmark and Umeå Lappmark.
Panzeria species
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 376) for Panzeria spp., as Mericia spp.* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Arctiidae | |||
| Estigmene acrea (Drury), Euchaetias egle | |||
| Lepidoptera, Geometridae | |||
| Ennomos subsignarius Hübner | |||
| Lepidoptera, Noctuidae | |||
| Agrotis orthogonia Morrison, Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, Cosmia canescens (Behr), Euxoa auxiliaris (Grote), Lithophane antennata (Walker), Lithophane spp. (including L. disposita Morrison, L. innominata (Smith) and/or L. petulca Grote) | |||
| Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae | |||
| Spilonota ocellana (Denis & Schiffermüller) | |||
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.
