Adejeania
Encyclopedia
Adejeania is a genus
of tachinid
flies from the Americas
. While most species are found in South America
, A. vexatrix occurs from Mexico
up to British Columbia
. The genus name is an alteration of Dejeania, meaning "not Dejeania". Other tachinid genera from the same root are Eudejeania, Paradejeania and Protodejeania.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of tachinid
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...
flies from the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. While most species are found in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, A. vexatrix occurs from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
up to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The genus name is an alteration of Dejeania, meaning "not Dejeania". Other tachinid genera from the same root are Eudejeania, Paradejeania and Protodejeania.
Species
This is a list of species according to Zipcode Zoo, with additional information from The Diptera Site.- Adejeania analis (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1843) (Colombia) - Adejeania andina (Townsend, 1912) (Peru)
- Adejeania anduzei CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Venezuela) - Adejeania armata (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1830) (Cuba) - Adejeania aurea (Giglio-Tos, 1893) (Mexico)
- Adejeania bicaudata CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania biornata CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania brasiliensis (Robineau-DesvoidyJean-Baptiste Robineau-DesvoidyAndré Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:...
, 1830) (Brazil) - Adejeania brevihirta CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Venezuela) - Adejeania brevirostris CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Mexico) - Adejeania browni CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Ecuador, Colombia) - Adejeania conclusa CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania corpulenta (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1830) (Mexico) - Adejeania grandis Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania honesta (RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1851) (Ecuador) - Adejeania lopesi Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania magalhaesi Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania marginalis CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania nigrothoracica (Vimmer & Soukup, 1940) (Peru)
- Adejeania palpalis CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Panama) - Adejeania pellucens Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania rufipalpis (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1843) (Mexico) - Adejeania sabroskyi Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania saetigera Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania santipauli Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania spiniventris Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania spinosa Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania thompsoni Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania townsendi CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania tridens CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania uniformis CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil) - Adejeania verrugana (Townsend, 1914) (Peru)
- Adejeania vexatrixAdejeania vexatrixAdejeania vexatrix is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. It is found in western North America from Mexico to Wyoming and British Columbia. In addition to its bright orange abdomen and prominent, heavy black setae, this species is noted for its greatly elongated palpi, which stick straight...
(Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1877) (North America) - Adejeania wygodzinskyi Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania xanthopilosa Guimaraes, 1966 (Brazil)
- Adejeania ypsilon CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1947 (Brazil)
Further reading
- Wiedemann, C. R. W. (1830). Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Zweiter Theil. Schulz, Hamm.
- Robineau-Desvoidy, J. B. (1830). Essai sur les myodaires. Mem. Pres. Div. Sav. Acad. Sci. Inst. Fr. 2(2).
- Rondani, C. (1851). Dipterorum species aliquae in America aequatoriali collectae a Cajetano Osculati, observatae et distinctae novis breviter descriptis. Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna (3) 2:357-372