Tachina is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars.
Taxonomy
Nowickia <small>Wachtl, 1894</small>, treated by some authors as a subgenus of Tachina Meigen, 1803, following most authors is now accepted as a valid genus and treated separately.
Species
Species within this genus include:
- Tachina actinosa <small>(Reinhard, 1938)</small>
- Tachina acuminata <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina agnita <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina alacer <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina albidopilosa <small>(Portschinsky, 1882)</small>
- Tachina albifrons <small>(Walker, 1836)</small>
- Tachina algens <small>Wiedemann, 1830</small>
- Tachina alticola <small>(Malloch, 1932)</small>
- Tachina amasia <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina amica <small>Waltl, 1837</small>
- Tachina amurensis <small>(Zimin, 1929)</small>
- Tachina anguisipennis <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina angulata <small>(Meijere, 1924)</small>
- Tachina angusta <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina antennata <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina apicalis <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina ardens <small>(Zimin, 1929)</small>
- Tachina arvensis <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Tachina asiatica <small>(Tothill, 1918)</small>
- Tachina astytos <small>Walker, 1849</small>
- Tachina atra <small>(Malloch, 1932)</small>
- Tachina augens <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina aurulenta <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina barbata <small>Zimin , 1984</small>
- Tachina basalis <small>(Zimin, 1929)</small>
- Tachina bicolor <small>Macquart, 1835</small>
- Tachina bijuncta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina bipartita <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina bombidiforma <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina bombylia <small>(Villeneuve, 1936)</small>
- Tachina breviala <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina breviceps <small>(Zimin, 1929)</small>
- Tachina brevicornis <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina brevipalpis <small>(Chao & Zhou, 1993)</small>
- Tachina brevirostris <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina breviventris <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Tachina brunneri <small>(Loew, 1873)</small>
- Tachina brunnipalpis <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina californimyia <small>Arnaud, 1992</small>
- Tachina calliphon <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Tachina canadensis <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina candens <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Tachina casta <small>(Rondani, 1859)</small>
- Tachina celer <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina chaetaria <small>Zimin, 1980</small>
- Tachina chaoi <small>Mesnil, 1966</small>
- Tachina cheni <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina chrysocephala <small>(Walker, 1836)</small>
- Tachina chrysotelus <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina cincta <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina comitata <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina compressa <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina confecta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina conjuncta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina contracta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina cordiforceps <small>(Rowe, 1931)</small>
- Tachina corsicana <small>(Villeneuve, 1931)</small>
- Tachina corylana <small>Gimmerthal, 1834</small>
- Tachina defecta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina demissa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina derracm <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina despicienda <small>(Walker, 1861)</small>
- Tachina diaphana <small>(Fabricius, 1805)</small>
- Tachina discifera <small>(Walker, 1860)</small>
- Tachina dispartita <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina dispecia <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina dispuncta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina distenta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina diversa <small>Waltl, 1837</small>
- Tachina divulsa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina domator <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina dorycus <small>Walker, 1849</small>
- Tachina effecta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina egula <small>(Reinhard, 1938)</small>
- Tachina emarginata <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina enodata <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina enotata <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina enussa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina erecta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina erogara <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina erratica <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina errors <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- Tachina erucarum <small>Schrank, 1803</small>
- Tachina eurekana <small>(Reinhard, 1942)</small>
- Tachina evanida <small>(Reinhard, 1953)</small>
- Tachina evocata <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina evoluta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina ewdens <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina exacta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina exagens <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina exclusa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina excoriata <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Tachina exilistyla <small>Macquart, 1835</small>
- Tachina expleta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina fallax <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina fera <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small>
- Tachina ferina <small>Meigen, 1830</small>
- Tachina fesfiva <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina fischeri <small>Gimmerthal, 1834</small>
- Tachina fissa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina flavicalyptrata <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina flaviceps <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina flavifrons <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina flavipes <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina flavopilosa <small>(Bigot, 1888)</small>
- Tachina flavosquama <small>Chao, 1982</small>
- Tachina flexa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina florum <small>Walker, 1849</small>
- Tachina furcipennis <small>(Chao & Zhou, 1987)</small>
- Tachina garretti <small>Arnaud, 1994</small>
- Tachina genurufa <small>(Villeneuve, 1936)</small>
- Tachina gibbiforceps <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina gimmerthali <small>Gimmerthal, 1834</small>
- Tachina glabrata <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina griseicollis <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina griseifrons <small>Zimin , 1984</small>
- Tachina grisescens <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina grossa <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Tachina haemorrhoa <small>(Mesnil, 1953)</small>
- Tachina hirta <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina hispida <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina hortensis <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina idiotica <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina imbuta <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina incisa <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina infestans <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina inflexicornis <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina innovata <small>(Walker, 1861)</small>
- Tachina inoperta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina inquilina <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina insedata <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina instigata <small>Meigen, 1835</small>
- Tachina intacta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina intaminata <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina intercedens <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina interclusa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina intermedia <small>(Reinhard, 1942)</small>
- Tachina intermixta' <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina interna <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina interrupta <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863)</small>
- Tachina intracta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina intricata <small>Meigen, 1830</small>
- Tachina inumbrata <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina invelata <small>(Reinhard, 1953)</small>
- Tachina involuta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina iota <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina isea <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Tachina jacobsoni <small>(Townsend, 1926)</small>
- Tachina jakovlewii <small>(Portschinsky, 1882)</small>
- Tachina javana <small>Malloch, 1932</small>
- Tachina jawensis <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina kolomietzi <small>Zimin, 1967</small>
- Tachina kunmingensis <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina laeta <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Tachina laterolinea <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina lateromaculata <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina latianulum <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina latifacies <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina latiforceps <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina latifrons <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina latigena <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina levicula <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina lindemanni <small>Gimmerthal, 1834</small>
- Tachina longiunguis <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina longiventris <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina ludibunda <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina lueola <small>(Coquillett, 1898)</small>
- Tachina lurida <small>(Fabricius, 1781)</small>
- Tachina luteisquama <small>Zimin , 1984</small>
- Tachina macropuchia <small>Chao , 1982</small>
- Tachina macropuchia <small>Chao, 1982</small>
- Tachina macularia <small>Wiedemann, 1824</small>
- Tachina magica <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina magna <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1890)</small>
- Tachina magnicornis <small>(Zetterstedt, 1844)</small>
- Tachina majae <small>(Zimin, 1935)</small>
- Tachina mallochi <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina margella <small>(Reinhard, 1942)</small>
- Tachina marginella <small>(Reinhard, 1942)</small>
- Tachina medogensis <small>(Chao & Zhou, 1988)</small>
- Tachina melaleuca <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina metallica <small>Brullé, 1833</small>
- Tachina minor <small>(Suster, 1953)</small>
- Tachina minuta <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina montana <small>(Townsend, 1916)</small>
- Tachina morosa <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina multans <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina nearctica <small>Arnaud, 1992</small>
- Tachina nectarea <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina nicaeana <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863)</small>
- Tachina nigella <small>(Reinhard, 1938)</small>
- Tachina nigrifera <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina nigrocastanea <small>Chao, 1962</small>
- Tachina nigrolineata <small>Stephens, 1829</small>
- Tachina nitida <small>(Wulp, 1882)</small>
- Tachina nivalis <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina nupta <small>(Rondani, 1859)</small>
- Tachina objecta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina occidentalis <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Tachina oligoria <small>Arnaud, 1992</small>
- Tachina orbitalis <small>(Reinhard, 1942)</small>
- Tachina pagana <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina pallipalpis <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina palpalis <small>(Coquillett, 1902)</small>
- Tachina particeps <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina persica <small>(Portschinsky, 1873)</small>
- Tachina pertinens <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina picea <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- Tachina piceifrons <small>(Townsend, 1916)</small>
- Tachina pictilis <small>(Reinhard, 1942)</small>
- Tachina pilosa <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina pingbian <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina planiforceps <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina planiventris <small>(Macquart, 1851)</small>
- Tachina plumasana <small>(Reinhard, 1953)</small>
- Tachina plumbea <small>Stephens, 1829</small>
- Tachina politula <small>(Coquillett, 1898)</small>
- Tachina polychaeta <small>Egger, 1861</small>
- Tachina potens <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863)</small>
- Tachina praeceps <small>(Meigen, 1824)</small>
- Tachina pubiventris <small>Chao, 1962</small>
- Tachina pubiventris <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina pudibunda <small>Gimmerthal, 1829</small>
- Tachina pulvera <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina pulverea <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
- Tachina pulvillata <small>Belanovsky, 1953</small>
- Tachina pumila <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina punctocincta <small>(Villeneuve, 1936)</small>
- Tachina pusilla <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina pygmaea <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina qingzangensis <small>(Chao, 1982)</small>
- Tachina quadricincia <small>Stephens, 1829</small>
- Tachina quadrimaculata <small>Macquart, 1835</small>
- Tachina quadrinotata <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina quadrivittata <small>Zimin , 1984</small>
- Tachina reclusa <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina rectinervis <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina refecta <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina robinsoni <small>(Townsend, 1915)</small>
- Tachina rohdendorfi <small>Zimin, 1935</small>
- Tachina rohdendorfiana <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina rondanii <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1890)</small>
- Tachina rostrata <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina rubricornis <small>Zetterstedt, 1844</small>
- Tachina ruficauda <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina ruficornis <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- Tachina rufifrons <small>Macquart, 1854</small>
- Tachina rufiventris <small>Suster, 1929</small>
- Tachina rufoanalis <small>(Macquart, 1851)</small>
- Tachina rustica <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Tachina sacontala <small>Walker, 1849</small>
- Tachina saltatrix <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Tachina scita <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina senoptera <small>Macquart, 1834</small>
- Tachina sibirica <small>Kolomiets , 1984</small>
- Tachina silvestris <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Tachina sinerea <small>Chao, 1962</small>
- Tachina sobria <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina soror <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Tachina sosilus <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Tachina spina <small>Chao , 1987</small>
- Tachina spina <small>(Chao, 1987)</small>
- Tachina spineiventer <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina spinipennis <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- Tachina spinosa <small>(Tothill, 1924)</small>
- Tachina stackelbergi <small>(Zimin, 1929)</small>
- Tachina stackelbergiana <small>Herting, 1993</small>
- Tachina strenua <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863)</small>
- Tachina stupida <small>Herting, 1993</small>
- Tachina subcinerea <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina subfasciata <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina subpilosa <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- Tachina subvaria <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina sumatrensis <small>(Townsend, 1926)</small>
- Tachina tadzhica <small>Zimin, 1980</small>
- Tachina taenionota <small>Meigen, 1830</small>
- Tachina tahoensis <small>(Reinhard, 1938)</small>
- Tachina tenebrifera <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina tephra <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina terminalis <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina testacea <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- Tachina testaceifrons <small>Roser, 1840</small>
- Tachina testaceipes <small>Stephens, 1829</small>
- Tachina tienmushan <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina trianguli <small>(Walker, 1849)</small>
- Tachina tricincta <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina tricolor <small>(Lichtwardt, 1909)</small>
- Tachina trifasciata <small>(Walker, 1836)</small>
- Tachina trigonophora <small>Zimin, 1980</small>
- Tachina trimaculata <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina turanica <small>Zimin, 1980</small>
- Tachina ursina <small>(Meigen, 1824)</small>
- Tachina ursinoidea <small>(Tothill, 1918)</small>
- Tachina vallata <small>(Meigen, 1838)</small>
- Tachina venosa <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Tachina ventralis <small>(Wiedemann, 1824)</small>
- Tachina vernalis <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- Tachina vicina <small>Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830</small>
- Tachina victoria <small>(Townsend, 1897)</small>
- Tachina virginea <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Tachina viridulans <small>Walker, 1853</small>
- Tachina vittata <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina vulgata <small>(Walker, 1853)</small>
- Tachina xizangensis <small>(Chao, 1982)</small>
- Tachina zaqu <small>Chao & Arnaud, 1993</small>
- Tachina zimini <small>(Chao, 1962)</small>
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