Gymnosoma
Encyclopedia
Gymnosoma is a genus
of flies
in the family
Tachinidae
.
The name "Gymnosoma" literally translates as "naked body", and presumably refers to the fact that some species in the genus
are less conspicuously bristly than most species of flies in the family Tachinidae.
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 flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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...
.
The name "Gymnosoma" literally translates as "naked body", and presumably refers to the fact that some species in the genus
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...
are less conspicuously bristly than most species of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Species
- G. acrosterniGymnosoma acrosterniGymnosoma acrosterni is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Kugler, 1971 - G. amplifronsGymnosoma amplifronsGymnosoma amplifrons is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(Brooks, 1946) - G. brachypeltaeGymnosoma brachypeltaeGymnosoma brachypeltae is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Dupuis, 1961 - G. canadenseGymnosoma canadenseGymnosoma canadense is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(Brooks, 1946) - G. carpocoridisGymnosoma carpocoridisGymnosoma carpocoridis is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Dupuis, 1961 - G. clavatumGymnosoma clavatumGymnosoma clavatum is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Gymnosoma of the family Tachinidae.-Hosts:Known larval hosts are Ancyrosoma leucogrammes, Carpocoris pudicus, Cydnus aterrimus, Dolycoris baccarum, Eurygaster integriceps, Nezara viridula, Palomena prasina, Piezodorus lituratus....
(RohdendorfBoris Borisovitsch RohdendorfBoris Borissovich Rohdendorf was a Russianentomologist and curator at the Zoological Museum at the University of Moscow. He attained the position of head of the Laboratory of Arthropods, Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR in Moscow...
, 1947) - G. costatumGymnosoma costatumGymnosoma costatum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(PanzerGeorg Wolfgang Franz PanzerGeorg Wolfgang Franz Panzer was a German botanist and entomologist.He was born at Etzelwang in the Palatinate and died at Hersbruck, near Nuremberg.A physician, he practised at Hersbruck...
, 1800) - G. desertorumGymnosoma desertorumGymnosoma desertorum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(RohdendorfBoris Borisovitsch RohdendorfBoris Borissovich Rohdendorf was a Russianentomologist and curator at the Zoological Museum at the University of Moscow. He attained the position of head of the Laboratory of Arthropods, Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the USSR in Moscow...
, 1947) - G. dolycoridisGymnosoma dolycoridisGymnosoma dolycoridis is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Dupuis, 1961 - G. filiolaGymnosoma filiolaGymnosoma filiola is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1872 - G. fuliginosumGymnosoma fuliginosumGymnosoma fuliginosum is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
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 - G. hamienseGymnosoma hamienseGymnosoma hamiense is an Asian species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Dupuis, 1966 - G. indicumGymnosoma indicumGymnosoma indicum is an Asian species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1853 - G. inornatumGymnosoma inornatumGymnosoma inornatum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Zimin, 1966 - G. nitensGymnosoma nitensGymnosoma nitens is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1824 - G. nudifronsGymnosoma nudifronsGymnosoma nudifrons is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Herting, 1966 - G. occidentaleGymnosoma occidentaleGymnosoma occidentale is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1927 - G. parGymnosoma parGymnosoma par is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1849 - G. philippinenseGymnosoma philippinenseGymnosoma philippinense is an Asian and Australasian species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(Townsend, 1928) - G. rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - G. rungsiGymnosoma rungsiGymnosoma rungsi is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
(Mesnil, 1952) - G. siculumGymnosoma siculumGymnosoma siculum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae....
Dupuis & Genduso, 1981