Ormia is a small genus of nocturnal flies in the family Tachinidae, that are parasitoids of katydids and crickets.
Flies in this genus have become model organisms in sound localization experiments because of their "ears", which are complex structures inside the fly's prothorax near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, Ormia ochracea, has been the center of this research.
Species
- Ormia aldrichi <small>Séguy, 1925</small>
- Ormia australis <small>(Townsend, 1911)</small>
- Ormia bilimekii <small>(Brauer & von Berganstamm, 1889)</small>
- Ormia brevicornis <small>Townsend, 1919</small>
- Ormia carreirai <small>Tavares, 1965</small>
- Ormia crespoi <small>Tavares, 1965</small>
- Ormia depleta <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Ormia dominicana <small>Townsend, 1919</small>
- Ormia guianica <small>Curran, 1934</small>
- Ormia lenkoi <small>Tavares, 1965</small>
- Ormia lenti <small>Tavares, 1965</small>
- Ormia lineifrons <small>Sabrosky, 1953</small>
- Ormia lopesi <small>Tavares, 1962</small>
- Ormia mendesi <small>Tavares, 1965</small>
- Ormia nocturna <small>Curran, 1934</small>
- Ormia nuttingi <small>(Sabrosky, 1953)</small>
- Ormia ochracea <small>(Bigot, 1889)</small>
- Ormia pellucida <small>Séguy, 1925</small>
- Ormia punctata <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Ormia rachoui <small>Tavares, 1962</small>
- Ormia reinhardi <small>(Sabrosky, 1953)</small>
- Ormia rosenoi <small>(Tavares, 1965)</small>
- Ormia rufa <small>(Wulp, 1890)</small>
- Ormia serrei <small>Séguy, 1925</small>
- Ormia tarsalis <small>Séguy, 1925</small>
- Ormia wolcotti <small>Sabrosky, 1953</small>
- Ormia wygodzinskyi <small>Tavares, 1965</small>
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