Rutilia is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to Australia and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are parasitoids of other insects, specifically Rutilia are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of scarab beetles.
Subgenera and species
Rutilia is a large genus comprising seven subgenera.
- Rutilia (Ameniamima) <small>Crosskey, 1973</small>
- Rutilia argentifera <small>Bigot, 1874</small> (Subgenus Type)
- Rutilia cingulata <small>(Malloch, 1930)</small>
- Rutilia quadripunctata <small>(Malloch, 1930)</small>
- Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) <small>Townsend, 1915</small>
- Rutilia atrox <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia caeruleata <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia caesia <small>(Enderlein, 1930)</small>
- Rutilia chersipho <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Rutilia corona <small>Curran, 1930</small>
- Rutilia cryptica <small>Crosskey, 1973</small>
- Rutilia decora <small>Guerin-Meneville, 1843</small>
- Rutilia formosa <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small> (Subgenus Type)
- Rutilia goerlingiana <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia idesa <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Rutilia imperialis <small>Guerin-Meneville, 1843</small>
- Rutilia imperialoides <small>(Crosskey, 1973)</small>
- Rutilia luzona <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia nana <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia panthea <small>(Walker, 1874)</small>
- Rutilia rubriceps <small>Macquart, 1847</small>
- Rutilia splendida <small>(Donovan, 1805)</small>
- Rutilia townsendi <small>Crosskey, 1973</small>
- Rutilia transversa <small>Malloch, 1936</small>
- Rutilia (Donovanius) <small>Enderlein, 1936</small>
- Rutilia agalmiodes <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia analoga <small>Macquart, 1851</small>
- Rutilia bisetosa <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia brunneipennis <small>(Crosskey, 1973)</small>
- Rutilia ethoda <small>(Enderlein, 1849)</small>
- Rutilia inusta <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Rutilia lepida <small>Guerin-Meneville, 1843</small>
- Rutilia nigrihirta <small>Malloch, 1935</small>
- Rutilia pellucens <small>Macquart, 1846</small>
- Rutilia regalis <small>Guerin-Meneville, 1831</small> (Subgenus Type)
- Rutilia retusa <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Rutilia sabrata <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Rutilia savaiiensis <small>Malloch, 1935</small>
- Rutilia spinolae <small>Rondani, 1864</small>
- Rutilia viridinigra <small>Macquart, 1846</small>
- Rutilia (Grapholostylum) <small>Macquart, 1851</small>
- Rutilia albovirida <small>Malloch, 1929</small>
- Rutilia dorsomaculata <small>(Macquart, 1851)</small> (Subgenus Type)
- Rutilia micans <small>Malloch, 1929</small>
- Rutilia subtustomentosa <small>Macquart, 1851</small>
- Rutilia (Microrutilia) <small>Townsend, 1915</small>
- Rutilia cupreiventris <small>Malloch, 1936</small>
- Rutilia fulviventris <small>Bigot, 1874</small>
- Rutilia hirticeps <small>Malloch, 1929</small>
- Rutilia liris <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Rutilia media <small>Macquart, 1846</small>
- Rutilia minor <small>Macquart, 1846</small> (Subgenus Type)
- Rutilia nigriceps <small>Malloch, 1929</small>
- Rutilia nigripes <small>(Enderlein, 1936)</small>
- Rutilia (Neorutilia) <small>Malloch, 1936</small>
- Rutilia simplex <small>Malloch, 1936</small> (Subgenus Type)
- Rutilia (Rutilia) <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Rutilia confusa <small>(Malloch, 1929)</small>
- Rutilia dentata <small>Crosskey, 1973</small>
- Rutilia setosa <small>Malloch, 1929</small>
- Rutilia vivipara <small>(Fabricius, 1805)</small> (Genus Type species)
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