PHASIA Latreille, 1804: 195. Type species: Conops subcoleoptratus Linnaeus, 1767, by subsequent monotypy of Latreille, 1805: 379 (see ruling on type species by ICZN, 1970, Opinion 896) [Palearctic].
ALOPHORA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 293 (also subsequently spelled Allophora, unjustified emendation). Type species: Syrphus hemipterus Fabricius, 1794, by subsequent designation of Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863b: 226 [Palearctic].
HYALOMYA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 298 (also subsequently spelled Hyalomyia, unjustified emendation). Type species: Phasia semicinerea Meigen, 1824 (= Phasia pusilla Meigen, 1824), by subsequent designation of Westwood, 1840: 140 [Palearctic].
PHORANTHA Rondani, 1861b: 209. Type species: Phorantha musciformis Rondani, 1861 (= Conops subcoleoptratus Linnaeus, 1767), by monotypy [Palearctic].
ALOPHORELLA Townsend, 1912a: 45. Type species: Thereva obesa Fabricius, 1798, by original designation [Palearctic].
EUPHORANTHA Townsend, 1915b: 20. Type species: Alophora diversa Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
PARAPHASIA Townsend, 1915b: 20. Type species: Alophora fenestrata Bigot, 1889, by original designation.
PARAPHORANTHA Townsend, 1915b: 20. Type species: Alophora grandis Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
ALOPHOROPSIS Townsend, 1915b: 20. Type species: Alophora phasioides Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
PHASIOMYIA Townsend, 1915b: 20. Type species: Alophora splendida Coquillett, 1902, by original designation.
PHORANTHELLA Townsend, 1915b: 23. Nomen nudum by ruling of ICZN, 1954: 311.
OEDEMATOPTERYX Townsend, 1916a: 633. Type species: Alophora pulverea Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
ALOPHORELLOPSIS Townsend, 1927: 209. Type species: Alophorellopsis capitata Townsend, 1927, by original designation [Neotropical].
PHORANTHELLA Townsend, 1936a: 58. Nomen nudum (see S&A, 1965: 970, for explanation).
PHORANTHELLA Townsend, 1938: 68. Nomen nudum (see S&A, 1965: 970, for explanation).
PHORANTHELLA Brooks, 1945b: 672 (genus attributed to Townsend; see explanation of authorship in S&A, 1965: 970). Type species: Phoranthella morrisoni Brooks, 1945 (= Hyalomyia punctigera Townsend, 1891), by monotypy.
HYALOMYIOPSIS Brooks, 1945b: 676. Type species: Hyalomyia aldrichii Townsend, 1891, by original designation.
aeneoventris (Williston, 1886).– Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomyia aeneoventris Williston, 1886: 296. Type data: lectotype male (SEMK), by fixation of Brooks, 1945b: 670 (mention of "type male" is regarded as a lectotype fixation for the single male in SEMK). Type locality: USA, "Washington Territory."
– Alophora opaca Coquillett, 1897: 44. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, eastern Washington.
– Alophoropsis alaskensis Brooks, 1945b: 663. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Alaska, Matanusta.
– Alophoropsis occidentalis Brooks, 1945b: 664. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, White Mountains, North Fork of Rio Ruidoso, 8200 feet (on flowers of Solidago trinervata).
– Phasia polita Brooks, 1945b: 669. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, White Mountains, North Fork of Rio Ruidoso, 8200 feet (on flowers of Solidago trinervata).
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 59), as Alophorella aeneoventris (Williston)* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Miridae | |||
| Lygus hesperus Knight probably, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Pentatomidae | |||
| Cosmopepla bimaculata (Thomas) | |||
| Hemiptera (Homoptera), Cercopidae | |||
| Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus) | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 59), as Alophorella opaca (Coquillett)* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Miridae | |||
| Lygus pratensis (Linnaeus) | |||
albipennis (Brooks, 1945).– British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Utah (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Paraphasia albipennis Brooks, 1945b: 657. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
– Paraphasia nigra Brooks, 1945b: 658. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, Ukiah.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 424), as Phasia nigra (Brooks)* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Pentatomidae | |||
| Eurygaster spp. | |||
aldrichii (Townsend, 1891).– Alaska, Northwest Territories, British Columbia to New Hampshire, south to California, Mexico and Georgia, also Hungary, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomyia aldrichii Townsend, 1891a: 136 (also subsequently spelled aldrichi, unjustified emendation). Type data: lectotype male (USNM), by fixation of Brooks, 1945b: 677 (mention of "type male" is regarded as a lectotype fixation for male in USNM; rest of type series, 1 female, in SEMK). Type locality: USA, South Dakota, Brookings.
– Phorantha pruinosa Robertson, 1901: 285. Type data: lectotype male (INHS), by fixation of Brooks, 1945b: 677 (mention of "type male" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.
– Phasia cara West, 1925: 123. Type data: holotype male (CUI). Type locality: USA, New York, Karner.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 282), as Hyalomya aldrichii Townsend* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Lygaeidae | |||
| Emblethis vicarius Horvath, Geocoris bullatus (Say), Geocoris punctipes (Say), Geocoris uliginosus speculator Montandon, Nysius ericae (Schilling), Nysius raphanus Howard | |||
aurulans Meigen, 1824.– Palearctic, Ontario to Nova Scotia, south to Tennessee and Georgia, also Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Phasia aurulans Meigen, 1824: 197. Type data: holotype male (whereabouts unknown). Type locality: Austria.
– Alophora splendida Coquillett, 1902b: 105 (named for fenestrata of Coquillett, 1897, not Bigot, 1889). Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, Franconia.
– Phasiomyia meliceris Reinhard, 1955b: 234. Type data: holotype male (UBC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, University of British Columbia campus.
chilensis (Macquart, 1851).– Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Indiana, District of Columbia, Maryland, Mexico, South America (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomya chilensis Macquart, 1851: 189 (also 1851: 216). Type data: holotype male (MNHN). Type locality: Chile.
– Paraphorantha pollinosa Brooks, 1945b: 660. Type data: holotype male (MCZ). Type locality: USA, Maryland, Chesapeake Beach.
– Paraphorantha auricaudata Brooks, 1945b: 661. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Oregon, Milton.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 411), as Paraphorantha pollinosa Brooks* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Pentatomidae | |||
| Chlorochroa ligata (Say) | |||
diversa (Coquillett, 1897).– Ontario to Nova Scotia, south to Texas and Georgia, also Washington (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Alophora diversa Coquillett, 1897: 45 (spelled divisa by Johnson, 1925: 184, in error). Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Massachusetts, Beverly.
fenestrata (Bigot, 1889).– Northwest Territories, Alberta, Nevada, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario, Québec, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Alophora fenestrata Bigot, 1889: 255. Type data: holotype male (BMNH). Type locality: USA, Nevada.
– Phorantha bridwelli Hine, 1902: 229 (also subsequently spelled bidwelli, in error). Type data: lectotype male (OSU), by fixation of Brooks, 1945b: 656 (mention of "type, male" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, Kansas, Baldwin (on flowers of willow).
– Alophora magnapennis Johnson, 1904: 19. Type data: holotype male [in poor condition; not female as published], as correctly cited by Brooks, 1945b: 656 (MCZ). Type locality: Canada, Québec, Montréal.
– Phasia (Alophora) phasiatrata Smith, 1915b: 98. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Massachusetts, Cohasset.
grandis (Coquillett, 1897).– California, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Alophora grandis Coquillett, 1897: 45. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Texas, Lufkin.
luctuosa (Bigot, 1889).– "Rocky Mountains," unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Alophora luctuosa Bigot, 1889: 255. Type data: syntypes, 3 females [no males as published] (BMNH). Type locality: "Rocky Mountains."
nigrens (van der Wulp, 1892).– New Mexico, Texas, Mexico (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomya nigrens van der Wulp, 1892: 185. Type data: syntypes, 3 females (BMNH). Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero, Xucumanatlan, 7000 feet.
occidentis (Walker, 1853).– "United States," unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Hyalomya occidentis Walker, 1853: 260. Type data: holotype male (originally in BMNH but apparently lost). Type locality: United States.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 426) for "occidentis (Walker)", as "Phorantha occidentis (Walker)"* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Lygaeidae | |||
| Nysius angustatus Uhler, Nysius ericae (Schilling) | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Miridae | |||
| Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus) | |||
punctigera (Townsend, 1891).– Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana, Québec, Massachusetts, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mexico (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomyia punctigera Townsend, 1891a: 135. Type data: holotype male (not in SEMK, possibly lost). Type locality: USA, Virginia, Dixie Landing.
– Phoranthella morrisoni Townsend, 1915b: 23. Nomen nudum by ruling of ICZN, 1954: 311.
– Phoranthella morrisoni Townsend, 1936a: 58. Nomen nudum (see S&A, 1965: 970, for explanation).
– Phoranthella morrisoni Townsend, 1938: 68. Nomen nudum (see S&A, 1965: 970, for explanation).
– Phoranthella morrisoni Brooks, 1945b: 673 (species attributed to Townsend; see explanation of authorship in S&A, 1965: 970). Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Georgia.
purpurascens (Townsend, 1891).– Washington and Alberta to Ontario and New York, south to California and Georgia (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomyia purpurascens Townsend, 1891a: 137. Type data: lectotype female [abdomen missing] (USNM), by fixation of Brooks, 1945b: 675 (mention of "type female" is regarded as a lectotype fixation for female in USNM; rest of type series, 6 specimens, in SEMK). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.
– Hyalomyia celer Townsend, 1895: 65. Type data: holotype female (SEMK). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces (on flowers of Aster spinosus).
– Phorantha calyptrata Coquillett, 1897: 44. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, District of Columbia.
– Phorantha humeralis Robertson, 1901: 286. Type data: lectotype male (INHS), by fixation of Brooks, 1945b: 675 (mention of "type male" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.
– Alophorellopsis argentifrons Brooks, 1945b: 675 (junior secondary homonym of Phasia argentifrons Walker, 1849). Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Oliver.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 283), as Hyalomya purpurascens Townsend* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Cydnidae | |||
| Sehirus cinctus Palisot de Beauvois | |||
robertsonii (Townsend, 1891).– Nebraska, Minnesota and Ontario east to Nova Scotia, south to Oklahoma, Mississippi and Florida (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomyia robertsonii Townsend, 1891a: 136. Type data: syntypes, 2 females (SEMK) (mention by Brooks, 1945b: 670, of "type female" is not regarded as a lectotype fixation because the specimen in question cannot be distinguished from among the 2 females in the type series). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.
– Alophora nitida Coquillett, 1897: 45. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Virginia, Potomac Creek.
– Alophora phasioides Coquillett, 1897: 46. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, Franconia.
– Alophora fumosa Coquillett, 1897: 46. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Jersey, Clementon.
– Alophora pulverea Coquillett, 1897: 46. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Grimsby.
– Phasia brevineura West, 1925: 122. Type data: holotype male (CUI). Type locality: USA, New York, Ithaca.
– Phasia furva West, 1925: 123. Type data: holotype female (CUI). Type locality: Canada, Nova Scotia, Truro.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 59), as Alophorella fumosa (Coquillett)* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Miridae | |||
| Lygocoris caryae (Knight), Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 59), as Alophorella pulverea (Coquillett)* | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Miridae | |||
| Lygocoris caryae (Knight) probably, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) | |||
| Hemiptera (Heteroptera), Pentatomidae | |||
| Holcostethus limbolarius (Stål) | |||
robusta (Brooks, 1945).– Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Hyalomyiopsis robusta Brooks, 1945b: 678. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Oregon, Grant County, Summit Prairie.
subopaca (Coquillett, 1897).– Ontario, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Québec, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina (Sun & Marshall, 2003).
– Alophora subopaca Coquillett, 1897: 47. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Jersey, Woodbury.
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.
