Actinochaetopteryx
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Actinochaetopteryx is a genus of tachinid flies
in the family Tachinidae
. Its members occur in the Palaearctic, Orient
al and Australasia ecozone
s. The type species
is Actinochaetopteryx actifera, from Taiwan
.
It contains the following species:
Tachinidae
Tachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids...
in the family Tachinidae
Tachinidae
Tachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids...
. Its members occur in the Palaearctic, Orient
Orient
The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...
al and Australasia ecozone
Australasia ecozone
The Australasian zone is an ecological region that is coincident, but not synonymous , with the geographic region of Australasia...
s. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
is Actinochaetopteryx actifera, from Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
It contains the following species:
- Actinochaetopteryx actifera Townsend, 1927
- Actinochaetopteryx antennalis
- Actinochaetopteryx argentifera
- Actinochaetopteryx aurifasciata
- Actinochaetopteryx bivittata
- Actinochaetopteryx japonica Mesnil, 1970
- Actinochaetopteryx nubifera
- Actinochaetopteryx nudibasis
- Actinochaetopteryx nudinerva
- Actinochaetopteryx patellipalpis
- Actinochaetopteryx proclinata
- Actinochaetopteryx setifacies