Lydella

Lydella is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[1] L. thompsoni can be used in the UK for the biological control of the European corn borer.[2]

Lydella
Lydella sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tachinidae
Subfamily:
Exoristinae
Tribe:
Eryciini
Genus:
Lespesia

Type species
Lydella grisescens
Synonyms[1]
  • Diatraeophaga Townsend, 1916
  • Metagonistylum Townsend, 1927
  • Metoposisyrops Townsend, 1916

Species
  • L. acellaris Chao & Shi, 1982[1]
  • L. breviseria (Pandellé, 1896)
  • L. grisescens Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1][3]
  • L. lacustris Herting, 1959
  • L. radicis (Townsend, 1916)[4]
  • L. ripae (Brischke, 1885)
  • L. scirpophagae (Chao & Shi, 1982)[1]
  • L. stabulans (Meigen, 1824)[1][3]
  • L. thompsoni Herting, 1959[4]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. O'Hara, James E.; Shima, Hiroshi; Zhang, Chuntian (2009). "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" (PDF). Zootaxa. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 2190: 1–236. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  2. Hertfordshire, University of. "Lydella thompsoni". sitem.herts.ac.uk.
  3. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  4. O'Hara, James E.; Wood, D. Monty (28 January 2004). "Checklist Of The Tachinidae (Diptera) Of America North Of Mexico" (PDF). Nicaragua: Biodiversidad de Nicaragua. pp. 1–42.

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