Beskia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[3][4]

Beskia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Tribe: Epigrimyiini
Genus: Beskia
Brauer & von Berganstamm, 1889[1]
Type species
Beskia cornuta
Synonyms

Species edit

Distribution edit

United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Brauer, F.; Bergenstamm, J.E. von (1889). "Die Zweiflugler des Kaiserlichen Museums zu Wien. IV. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Muscaria Schizometopa (exclusive Anthomyidae)". Pars I. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 56 (1): 69–180, 11 pls. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ Townsend, C.H.T. (1894). "Some new Santo Domingo Tachinidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 2: 78–79.
  3. ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ O'Hara, James E. "Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico". Tachinidae Resources.
  5. ^ Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London: British Museum. pp. [3] + 689-1172 + [2]. Retrieved 20 October 2022.