PHYTOMYPTERA Rondani, 1844: 33. Type species: Phytomyptera nitidiventris Rondani, 1844 (= Tachina nigrina Meigen, 1824), by monotypy [Palearctic].
ELFIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1850: 190. Type species: Actia cingulata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, by subsequent designation of Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863a: 672 [Palearctic].
SCHIZOTACHINA Walker, 1853: 264 (first introduced as a subgenus of Tachina Meigen, 1803). Type species: Tachina convecta Walker, 1853, by subsequent designation of Coquillett, 1910b: 604.
LISPIDEA Coquillett, 1895c: 51. Type species: Lispidea palpigera Coquillett, 1895, by original designation.
PLECTOPS Coquillett, 1897: 31, 57. Type species: Plectops melissopodis Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
GOLIATHOCERA Townsend, 1915b: 21. Type species: Clausicella antennalis Coquillett, 1895 (= Lophosia setigera Thomson, 1869), by original designation.
PHASIOSTOMA Townsend, 1915m: 224. Type species: Phasiostoma aristalis Townsend, 1915, by original designation.
LOPHOSIOCERA Townsend, 1916a: 623. Type species: Lophosiocera curriei Townsend, 1916, by original designation.
NEPHOPTEROPSIS Townsend, 1916a: 623. Type species: Clausicella johnsoni Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.
PHYLACTEROPODA Townsend, 1916a: 623. Type species: Clausicella tarsalis Coquillett, 1895, by original designation.
SCHIZACTIA Townsend, 1926: 31. Type species: Schizotachina vitinervis Thompson, 1911, by original designation.
APHELOGLUTUS Greene, 1934: 28, 32 (genus misspelled as Apeloglutus on p. 32). Type species: Apheloglutus latifrons Greene, 1934, by original designation.
LISPIDEOSOMA Reinhard, 1943a: 164. Type species: Lispideosoma flavipes Reinhard, 1943, by original designation.
aenea (Coquillett, 1895).– California, New Mexico, Mexico (Chihuahua) (S&A, 1965), Yukon, Manitoba to New Brunswick (CNC).
– Hypostena aenea Coquillett, 1895c: 57. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, Los Angeles County.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 196), as Elfia aenea (Coquillett)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Tortricidae | |||
| Phalonia oenotherana Riley | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 196) for sp. near aenea (Coquillett), as Elfia sp. near aenea (Coquillett)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Pyrausta futilalis (Lederer) | |||
amplicornis (James, 1955).– Washington, Oregon, Colorado (S&A, 1965), British Columbia, New Mexico (CNC).
– Plectops amplicornis James, 1955: 83. Type data: holotype male (WSUP). Type locality: USA, Washington, Vaughn. Type host: Lotisma trigonana (Walsingham), Copromorphidae.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 196), as Elfia amplicornis (James)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Glyphipterygidae | |||
| Lotisma trigonana Walsingham | |||
aristalis (Townsend, 1915).– New Mexico (S&A, 1965), Colorado, Ohio (CNC).
– Phasiostoma aristalis Townsend, 1915m: 225. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Pecos.
convecta (Walker, 1853).– California to Michigan, Massachusetts, and Florida (S&A, 1965), Ontario (CNC).
– Tachina (Schizotachina) convecta Walker, 1853: 276 (spelled connecta by Bezzi, 1923: 656, in error). Type data: holotype male (originally in BMNH but apparently lost). Type locality: United States.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 457), as Schizotachina convecta (Walker)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Acrobasis comptoniella Hulst | |||
| Lepidoptera, Tortricidae | |||
| Croesia albicomana (Clemens) probably | |||
cornuta (Reinhard, 1931).– Louisiana, Georgia (S&A, 1965).
– Acronarista cornuta Reinhard, 1931a: 26. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Louisiana, Opelousas.
curriei (Townsend, 1916).– Wyoming, Utah (S&A, 1965), British Columbia (CNC).
– Lophosiocera curriei Townsend, 1916a: 623 (named for setigera of Coquillett, 1897, not Thomson, 1869, in part). Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Wyoming, Owl Creek Mountains.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 197), as Elfia curriei (Townsend)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Dioryctria reniculella (Grote) | |||
erisma (Reinhard, 1962).– Arizona (S&A, 1965).
– Plectops erisma Reinhard, 1962b: 219. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, Arizona, Cochise County, 4 miles west of Knicksville, Miller's Canyon.
erotema (Reinhard, 1958).– New York, Virginia (S&A, 1965), Ontario, Michigan (CNC).
– Nephopteropsis erotema Reinhard, 1958b: 238. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, New York, Long Island, Orient.
exul (Walker, 1853).– "United States," unrecognized species (S&A, 1965).
– Tachina (Schizotachina) exul Walker, 1853: 277. Type data: holotype male [not female as published] (BMNH). Type locality: United States.
flavipes (Reinhard, 1943).– Washington, Wisconsin (S&A, 1965), Utah, Montana, Ontario, Michigan, Québec (CNC), West Virginia (WVU).
– Lispideosoma flavipes Reinhard, 1943a: 165. Type data: holotype female (CNC). Type locality: USA, Wisconsin, Dane County.
johnsoni (Coquillett, 1897).– Minnesota to Massachusetts, south to Florida (S&A, 1965), Ontario, Québec (CNC).
– Clausicella johnsoni Coquillett, 1897: 56. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Pennsylvania, Natrona.
latifrons (Greene, 1934).– British Columbia, Colorado (S&A, 1965).
– Apheloglutus latifrons Greene, 1934: 32. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Colorado, Tennessee Pass, 10,240 feet.
longicornis (Coquillett, 1902).– South Dakota to Ontario and Massachusetts, south to California and Florida (S&A, 1965), Mexico, British Columbia to Québec (CNC).
– Neaera longicornis Coquillett, 1902b: 106. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, New York, Oswego.
melissopodis (Coquillett, 1897).– Michigan to Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florida (S&A, 1965), California to New Mexico, also Manitoba to Québec (CNC).
– Plectops melissopodis Coquillett, 1897: 57. Type data: holotype male [abdomen missing] (USNM). Type locality: USA, District of Columbia. Type host: Melissopus latiferreanus (Walsingham), Tortricidae.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 197), as Elfia melissopodis (Coquillett)* | |||
| Coleoptera, Curculionidae | |||
| Curculio sp. | |||
| Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae | |||
| Melissopus latiferreanus (Walsingham) | |||
nigra (Brooks, 1945).– Manitoba, New York, New Hampshire, Maryland (S&A, 1965), Ontario to New Brunswick, also North Carolina, Georgia (CNC), West Virginia, Virginia (WVU).
– Phylacteropoda nigra Brooks, 1945a: 93. Type data: holotype female (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Manitoba, Transcona.
palpigera (Coquillett, 1895).– Illinois to Massachusetts, south to Mississippi (S&A, 1965), Alberta, Iowa, Ontario to New Brunswick (CNC).
– Lispidea palpigera Coquillett, 1895c: 52. Type data: lectotype female (USNM), by fixation of Townsend, 1940: 232 (mention of "Ht female" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Algonquin.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 197), as Elfia palpigera (Coquillett)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Acrobasis comtoniella Hulst | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 197) for sp. near palpigera (Coquillett), as Elfia sp. near palpigera (Coquillett)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Tortricidae | |||
| Argyrotaenia citrana (Fernald) | |||
pruinosa (Malloch, 1927).– California, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia (S&A, 1965).
– Plectops pruinosa Malloch, 1927: 91. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Maryland, Bell.
ruficornis (Greene, 1934).– Florida (S&A, 1965), New Mexico, Manitoba, South Dakota, Illinois (CNC).
– Schizotachina ruficornis Greene, 1934: 33. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Florida, Titusville.
setigera (Thomson, 1869).– Oregon, California, Utah (S&A, 1965), Yukon to Washington (CNC).
– Lophosia setigera Thomson, 1869: 527. Type data: holotype male (NHRS). Type locality: USA, California.
– Clausicella antennalis Coquillett, 1895c: 56. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, California, Los Angeles.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 198), as Elfia setigera (Thomson)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Dioryctria abietella (Denis & Schiffermüller) | |||
tarsalis (Coquillett, 1895).– Ontario and Québec, south to Illinois and Maryland (S&A, 1965), Virginia (WVU).
– Clausicella tarsalis Coquillett, 1895c: 56. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Illinois, Algonquin.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 198), as Elfia tarsalis (Coquillett)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus probably | |||
usitata (Coquillett, 1897).– Alaska, Missouri, Maine, New Hampshire (S&A, 1965).
– Clausicella usitata Coquillett, 1897: 56. Type data: syntypes, 3 males and 4 females (USNM) (Aldrich, 1931a: 5, recognized 2 species in the type series and restricted the name usitata to the 3 males from the White Mountains). Type localities: USA, New Hampshire, White Mountains, and Massachusetts, New Bedford.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 198) for sp. near usitata (Coquillett), as Elfia sp. near usitata (Coquillett)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae | |||
| Psilocorsis reflexella Clemens | |||
vitinervis (Thompson, 1911).– Minnesota to New Hampshire, south to Florida (S&A, 1965), British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Manitoba to Labrador and New Brunswick, also Arizona, Texas (CNC).
– Schizotachina vitinervis Thompson, 1911: 268. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Massachusetts, near Lowell. Type host: Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chambers) [published as Paralechia pinifoliella], Gelechiidae.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 456), as Schizactia vitinervis (Thompson)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae | |||
| Aristotelia roseosuffusella Clemens, Coleotechnites coniferella (Kearfott), Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott), Coleotechnites sp., Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chambers), Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chambers) probably | |||
| Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae | |||
| Epinotia nanana (Treitschke) | |||
| Lepidoptera, Tineidae | |||
| Unidentified Tineidae | |||
walleyi Brooks, 1945.– Québec (S&A, 1965).
– Phytomyptera walleyi Brooks, 1945a: 91. Type data: holotype female (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Québec, Kazabazua (published as Kazubazua, in error).
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 440)* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae | |||
| Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana (Ratzeburg) | |||
Phytomyptera species
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 198) for Phytomyptera spp., as Elfia spp.* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae | |||
| Coleotechnites canusella (Freeman), Coleotechnites thujella (Kearfott) | |||
| Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae | |||
| Psilocorsis faginella (Chambers), Psilocorsis quercicella Clemens | |||
| Lepidoptera, Olethreutidae | |||
| Epinotia aceriella (Clemens) | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae | |||
| Platyptilia carduidactyla (Riley) | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 457) for Phytomyptera sp., as Schizotachina sp.* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae | |||
| Chionodes sp. | |||
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.
