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Published: 2025-12-12
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New species of Oromasiphya Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) with a key to the species

Fiocruz Mato Grosso do Sul; 79081-746 – Rua Gabriel 92; Bairro Jardim das Nações; Campo Grande; Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil
Departamento de Agronomia; Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri; 39100-000 – Rodovia MGT 367; Bairro Alto da Jacuba Diamantina; Minas Gerais; Brasil
Diptera Exoristinae Masiphyini Orthopteroidea Pseudomasiphya Parasitoid

Abstract

Three new species of Oromasiphya Townsend, 1927, are described: Oromasiphya diamantina sp. nov., Oromasiphya guimai sp. nov., Oromasiphya mineira sp. nov. The type species the genus, Oromasiphya ornata Townsend, 1927, is redescribed and the male of Oromasiphya urbanae Guimarães, 1966, is described. We provided a taxonomic identification key to the species of the genus.

 

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Toma, R. & Pinheiro, R.A. (2025) New species of Oromasiphya Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) with a key to the species. Zootaxa, 5729 (1), 163–174. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.1.7