■ Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
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Genus Siphona Meigen, 1803

Subgenus APHANTORHAPHA Townsend, 1919

APHANTORHAPHA Townsend, 1919c: 586. Type species: Aphantorhapha arizonica Townsend, 1919, by original designation.


arizonica (Townsend, 1919).– Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico (O'Hara, 1989).
– Aphantorhapha arizonica Townsend, 1919c: 586. Type data: holotype male (USNM). Type locality: USA, Arizona, Chiricahua Mountains, Horseshoe Canyon, 6000 feet (on flowers of Ceanothus fendleri Gray).


atoma (Reinhard, 1947).– Texas (O'Hara, 1989).
– Aphantorhapha atoma Reinhard, 1947: 19. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Texas, College Station.


Subgenus BAEOMYIA O'Hara, 1984


BAEOMYIA O'Hara, 1984: 1390. Type species: Aphantorhapha hurdi Reinhard, 1959, by original designation.


antennata (O'Hara, 1984).– Arizona (O'Hara, 1984).
– Baeomyia antennata O'Hara, 1984: 1393. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, Arizona, Graham County, 0.9 miles along road to Marijilda Canyon from Highway 666 (now Highway 191), 3860 feet.


hurdi (Reinhard, 1959).– California (O'Hara, 1984).
– Aphantorhapha hurdi Reinhard, 1959a: 161. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Inyo County, Panamint Mountains, Surprise Canyon (on Eriogonum inflatum).


juniperi (O'Hara, 1984).– British Columbia (O'Hara, 1984).
– Baeomyia juniperi O'Hara, 1984: 1395. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Williams Lake. Type host: Semiothisa triviata (Barnes & McDunnough), Geometridae.


sonorensis (O'Hara, 1984).– Arizona (O'Hara, 1984).
– Baeomyia sonorensis O'Hara, 1984: 1393. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Arizona, Graham County, 2.4 miles (as kilometres, in error) west on Highway 366 from Highway 666 (now Highway 191), 1160 metres.


xanthogaster (O'Hara, 1984).– British Columbia (O'Hara, 1984).
– Baeomyia xanthogaster O'Hara, 1984: 1394. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Kootenay National Park, Vermilion (published as Vermillion, in error). Type host: Semiothisa granitata (Guenée), Geometridae (host record of S. granitata may be in error; true host is more likely S. signaria dispuncta (Walker) or S. unipunctaria perplexa (McDunnough) according to O'Hara, 1984: 1394).


Subgenus CERANTHIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830


CERANTHIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 88. Type species: Ceranthia fulvipes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= Ceromya abdominalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830), by subsequent designation of Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863a: 685 [Palearctic].


flavipes (Coquillett, 1897).– Eastern Canada and northeastern United States (O'Hara, 1989).
– Thryptocera flavipes Coquillett, 1897: 58. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, White Mountains.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 52), as Actia flavipes (Coquillett)*
Lepidoptera, Dioptidae
Phryganidia californica Packard
Lepidoptera, Geometridae
Brephos infans Möschler, Cosymbia pendulinaria (Guenée)

Subgenus PSEUDOSIPHONA Townsend, 1916


PSEUDOSIPHONA Townsend, 1916a: 622. Type species: Siphona brevirostris Coquillett, 1897, by original designation.


brevirostris Coquillett, 1897.– New Hampshire, Connecticut, ?Rhode Island (as Missouri, in error) (S&A, 1965), ?New Mexico (O'Hara, 1989).
– Siphona brevirostris Coquillett, 1897: 76. Type data: lectotype female (USNM), by designation of O'Hara, 1989: 106 (though Coquillett mentioned a "type," he did not label the specimen appropriately and a lectotype designation was necessary). Type locality: USA, Missouri, Kirkwood.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 452), as Pseudosiphona brevirostris (Coquillett)*
Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae
Oidaematophorus homodactylus (Walker)

Subgenus SIPHONA Meigen, 1803


CROCUTA Meigen, 1800: 39. Name suppressed by ICZN, 1963: 339.
SIPHONA Meigen, 1803: 281. Type species: Musca geniculata De Geer, 1776, by designation under Plenary Powers of ICZN, 1974: 157.
BUCENTES Latreille, 1809: 339. Type species: Bucentes cinereus Latreille, 1809 (= Musca geniculata De Geer, 1776), by monotypy [Palearctic].


cristata (Fabricius, 1805).– Palearctic, British Columbia to California, east to New Brunswick, also New Mexico (O'Hara, 1983), Arizona (EMEC).
– Stomoxys cristata Fabricius, 1805: 281. Type data: holotype female (ZMUC). Type locality: Denmark.


floridensis O'Hara, 1983.– Florida, Georgia (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona floridensis O'Hara, 1983: 288. Type data: holotype male (AMNH). Type locality: USA, Florida, Orlando.


futilis van der Wulp, 1890.– Mexico to Costa Rica (O'Hara, 1983), New Mexico (CNC).
– Siphona futilis van der Wulp, 1890: 125. Type data: lectotype male (BMNH), by designation of O'Hara, 1983: 305. Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero, Omilteme, 8000 feet.


geniculata (De Geer, 1776).– Palearctic; introduced and established in southwestern British Columbia (O'Hara, 1983, Richter & Wood 1995).
– Musca geniculata De Geer, 1776: 38. Type data: neotype male (MZLU), by designation of ICZN, 2001: 154. Type locality: Sweden, Skåne, Dalby.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 458)*
Diptera, Tipulidae
Tipula caloptera Loew, Tipula paludosa Meigen

hokkaidensis Mesnil, 1957.– Palearctic, Alaska to Washington, east to Nova Scotia, south to Michigan, Pennsylvania (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona hokkaidensis Mesnil, 1957: 36. Type data: holotype female (CNC). Type locality: Japan, Hokkaido, Obihiro.


illinoiensis Townsend, 1891.– Manitoba to Oklahoma, east to Massachusetts, south to Georgia (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona illinoiensis Townsend, 1891b: 368. Type data: lectotype male [Townsend cited only females in his syntypic series, in error] (SEMK), by designation of O'Hara, 1983: 307. Type locality: USA, Illinois, Carlinville.


intrudens (Curran, 1932).– Alaska to Oregon, east to Nova Scotia, south to Kansas, North Carolina, also Texas (O'Hara, 1983), California (EMEC).
– Bucentes intrudens Curran, 1932b: 14. Type data: holotype male (AMNH). Type locality: USA, Pennsylvania, Castle Rock.


lurida Reinhard, 1943.– Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, also Japan (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona lurida Reinhard, 1943c: 20. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, Oregon, Rainier.


lutea (Townsend, 1919).– British Columbia to Québec, New Hampshire, south to Ohio (O'Hara, 1983).
– Crocuta lutea Townsend, 1919c: 584. Type data: holotype female (USNM) (the lectotype designation by O'Hara, 1983: 296, was unnecessary because a "Type" was mentioned in the original description and appropriately labelled in USNM (the same specimen as O'Hara's lectotype)). Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, Franconia.
– Siphona tenuis Curran, 1933b: 10. Type data: holotype male (AMNH). Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Temagami (published as Timagami, in error).


macronyx O'Hara, 1983.– Washington, Idaho (O'Hara, 1983), Oregon (WSUP).
– Siphona macronyx O'Hara, 1983: 313. Type data: holotype male (WSUP). Type locality: USA, Washington, Pullman.


maculata Staeger, 1849.– Palearctic, Alaska to British Columbia, east to New Hampshire, south to Iowa, Pennsylvania, also Nevada, Colorado (O'Hara, 1983), Washington (WSUP).
– Siphona maculata Staeger in Zetterstedt, 1849: 3212. Type data: lectotype male (ZMUC), by designation of Andersen, 1982: 162. Type locality: Denmark, Charlottenlund.


medialis O'Hara, 1983.– British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California, Colorado (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona medialis O'Hara, 1983: 303. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Nova Scotia, Lockeport, Cranberry Island.


multifaria O'Hara, 1983.– Widespread north of Mexico except absent from prairies (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona multifaria O'Hara, 1983: 293. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Yukon, mile 87 of Dempster Highway.


oligomyia O'Hara, 1983.– British Columbia, California (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona oligomyia O'Hara, 1983: 297. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Keremeos.


pacifica O'Hara, 1983.– Washington, California (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona pacifica O'Hara, 1983: 291. Type data: holotype male (WSUP). Type locality: USA, Washington, Dartford.


pisinnia O'Hara, 1983.– California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico (O'Hara, 1983).
– Siphona pisinnia O'Hara, 1983: 298. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: USA, New Mexico, Grant County, Gila National Forest, 21 kilometres north of Silver City, Cherry Creek campground, 2250 metres.


Subgenus SIPHONOPSIS Townsend, 1916


SIPHONOPSIS Townsend, 1916a: 622. Type species: Siphona plusiae Coquillett, 1895, by original designation.


conata (Reinhard, 1959).– California (O'Hara, 1989).
– Siphonopsis conata Reinhard, 1959a: 162. Type data: holotype male (CAS). Type locality: USA, California, Marin County, Mill Valley. Type host: Phryganidia sp., Dioptidae.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 458)*
Lepidoptera, Dioptidae
Phryganidia californica Packard

plusiae Coquillett, 1895.– California, Arizona, Texas, Mexico (S&A, 1965), Oregon (O'Hara, 1989), New Mexico (CNC).
– Siphona plusiae Coquillett, 1895b: 125. Type data: lectotype male (USNM), by fixation of Coquillett, 1897: 76 (statement "From the type specimen" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, California, Los Angeles County.

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 458)*
Lepidoptera, Dioptidae
Phryganidia californica Packard
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Autographa californica (Speyer), Trichoplusia ni (Hübner)

Siphona species

Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 459) for Siphona spp.*
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Autographa gamma (Linnaeus)

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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