Ormia
| Ormia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachininae |
| Tribe: | Ormiini |
| Genus: | Ormia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
| Species | |
|
~25 described species | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Euphasiopteryx Townsend, 1915 | |
Ormia is a small genus of nocturnal flies in the family Tachinidae, that are parasites of crickets. The genus occurs throughout the Americas.
Flies in this genus have become model organisms in sound localization experiments because of their "ears", which are complex structures inside the fly's prothorax near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, Ormia ochracea, has been the center of this research.[2][3]
References
- ↑ James E. O'Hara (December 31, 2008). "World Genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their Regional Occurrence" (PDF). Version 4.0. University of Guelph. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ R. N. Miles, D. Robert & R. R. Hoy (1995). "Mechanically coupled ears for directional hearing in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 98 (6): 3059–3070. doi:10.1121/1.413830. PMID 8550933.
- ↑ D. Robert, R. N. Miles & R. R. Hoy (1996). "Directional hearing by mechanical coupling in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 179 (1): 29–44. doi:10.1007/BF00193432. PMID 8965258.
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