THERESIA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 325. Type species: Theresia tandrec Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= Musca rutilans Fabricius, 1781), by monotypy.
BILLAEA Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 328. Type species: Billaea grisea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= Dexia pectinata Meigen, 1826), by monotypy [Palearctic].
SARDIOCERA Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889: 119 (also 1890: 51). Type species: Sardiocera valida Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (= Musca rutilans Fabricius, 1781), by monotypy.
EUTHERESIA Townsend, 1911a: 149. Nomen nudum.
EUTHERESIA Townsend, 1912b: 117. Type species: Eutheresia monohammi Townsend, 1912, by monotypy.
PARATHERESIA Townsend, 1915g: 65. Type species: Paratheresia signifera Townsend, 1915 (= Sarcophaga claripalpis van der Wulp, 1895), by original designation [Neotropical].
claripalpis (van der Wulp, 1895).– Neotropical; introduced and established in Florida (S&A, 1965).
– Sarcophaga claripalpis van der Wulp, 1895: 268 (in key; full description in a subsequent fascicle, van der Wulp, 1896: 280). Type data: syntypes, 1 male and 4 females (BMNH). Type localities: Mexico, Guerrero (Chilpancingo at 4600 feet) and northern Yucatán.
interrupta (Curran, 1929).– Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas (S&A, 1965), Ontario, Ohio (CNC).
– Eutheresia interrupta Curran, 1929b: 33. Type data: holotype female (INHS). Type locality: USA, Illinois.
monohammi (Townsend, 1912).– Maine to Georgia, also Minnesota (S&A, 1965).
– Eutheresia monohammi Townsend, 1912b: 117. Type data: holotype female (USNM). Type locality: USA, Georgia. Type host: Monochamus notatus (Drury) [published as Monochamus confusor Kirby (genus spelled Monohammus by Townsend, in error)], Cerambycidae.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 248), as Billaea monohammi (Townsend)* | |||
| Coleoptera, Cerambycidae | |||
| Monochamus notatus (Drury), Monochamus scutellatus (Say), Monochamus titillator (Fabricius), Monochamus spp. | |||
| Coleoptera, Lucanidae | |||
| Ceruchus piceus (Weber) | |||
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 249) for probably monohammii Townsend, as probably Billaea monohammi Townsend* | |||
| Coleoptera, Cerambycidae | |||
| Unidentified Cerambycidae | |||
| Coleoptera, Lucanidae | |||
| Ceruchus piceus (Weber) | |||
montana (West, 1924).– Vermont (S&A, 1965), Québec (CNC).
– Eutheresia montana West, 1924: 188. Type data: holotype male (CUI). Type locality: USA, Vermont, Mount Mansfield, 4000-4450 feet.
nipigonensis Curran, 1926.– Ontario (S&A, 1965), Saskatchewan, Québec (CNC).
– Billaea nipigonensis Curran, 1926a: 89. Type data: holotype male (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Lake Nipigon, Macdiarmid.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 249), as Billaea nipigonensis (Curran)* | |||
| Coleoptera, Cerambycidae | |||
| Stenocorus inquisitor inquisitor (Linnaeus) | |||
rutilans (Fabricius, 1781).– Nebraska and Kansas to Maine, south to Florida, also New Mexico (S&A, 1965).
– Musca rutilans Fabricius, 1781: 436. Type data: holotype, sex unknown (ZMUC) (Townsend, 1931a: 102, did not locate type in ZMUK or ZMUC; Townsend, 1938: 405, cited "Ht male" in NHMW, in error; only a wing remaining according to Zimsen, 1964: 487; originally in ZMUK). Type locality: USA, "American Islands and probably those of the South Carolina and Georgia coast" according to Townsend, 1938: 405; West Indies according to Thompson & Pont, 1993: 117.
– Theresia tandrec Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 326. Type data: holotype male (originally in MNHN but lost according to Townsend, 1931a: 102). Type locality: USA, "Carolina."
– Musca valida Wiedemann, 1830: 387. Type data: holotype female (NHMW). Type locality: unknown (South Carolina according to Townsend, 1931a: 102).
– Sardiocera valida Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889: 167 (also 1890: 99). Type data: lectotype female (NHMW), by fixation of Townsend, 1938: 405 (mention of "Ht female" is regarded as a lectotype fixation). Type locality: USA, South Carolina.
– Myocera ruficornis Bigot, 1889: 266. Type data: holotype female (BMNH). Type locality: USA, Maryland, Baltimore.
– Phorostoma melanogaster Bigot, 1889: 269. Type data: holotype female (BMNH). Type locality: USA, New York.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 490), as Theresia rutilans (Fabricius)* | |||
| Coleoptera, Cerambycidae | |||
| Enaphalodes atomarius (Drury) | |||
satisfacta (West, 1925).– California, Colorado, Michigan, New York, District of Columbia, Georgia (S&A, 1965), Washington, Oregon, Texas, Ontario, Québec (CNC).
– Eutheresia satisfacta West, 1925: 129. Type data: holotype male (CUI). Type locality: USA, New York, Staten Island.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 249) for probably satisfacta West, as probably Billaea satisfacta West* | |||
| Coleoptera, Cerambycidae | |||
| Stenocorus inquisitor inquisitor (Linnaeus) | |||
sibleyi (West, 1925).– New York (S&A, 1965), Québec (CNC).
– Eutheresia sibleyi West, 1925: 130. Type data: holotype male (CUI). Type locality: USA, New York, Adirondack Park, Mt. McIntyre.
trivittata (Curran, 1929).– Ontario (S&A, 1965), Québec (CNC).
– Eutheresia trivittata Curran, 1929b: 33. Type data: holotype female (CNC). Type locality: Canada, Ontario, Rondeau Point.
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 249), as Billaea trivittata Curran* | |||
| Coleoptera, Cerambycidae | |||
| Monochamus notatus (Drury), Monochamus scutellatus (Say), Stenocorus inquisitor inquisitor (Linnaeus) | |||
Billaea species
| Hosts from Arnaud (1978: 414) for Billaea spp., as Paratheresia spp.* | |||
| Lepidoptera, Pyralidae | |||
| Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius), Diatraea spp. (including D. impersonatella (Walker) and/or D. saccharalis (Fabricius)), Diatraea spp., Zeadiatraea lineolata (Walker) | |||
Reference:
Arnaud, P.H., Jr. 1978. A host-parasite catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). United States Department of Agriculture. Miscellaneous Publication 1319: 1–860.
*Host names (family and species) have not been changed from those given in Arnaud (1978). Each host is listed under the appropriate current tachinid name, with the tachinid name used in Arnaud (1978) cited if different from the current one. For more information about Arnaud (1978), and to see a complete list of tachinid names used in that work and their modern equivalents, click here.
