Protohystricia
Sign in to saveProtohystricia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Their larvae are deposited next to the burrows of porina moth caterpillars, which they will locate and parasitise.
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Protohystricia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Their larvae are deposited next to the burrows of porina moth caterpillars, which they will locate and parasitise.
==Species== Protohystricia alcis (Walker, 1849) Protohystricia gourlayi (Tonnoir, 1935) Protohystricia huttoni Malloch, 1930 Protohystricia orientalis (Schiner, 1868)
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