Rutilia is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to Australia and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are parasitoids of other insects, specifically Rutilia are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of scarab beetles.
Rutilia is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to Australia and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are parasitoids of other insects, specifically Rutilia are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of scarab beetles.
==Subgenera and species== Rutilia is a large genus comprising seven subgenera. Rutilia (Ameniamima) Crosskey, 1973 Rutilia argentifera Bigot, 1874 (Subgenus Type) Rutilia cingulata (Malloch, 1930) Rutilia quadripunctata (Malloch, 1930) Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) Townsend, 1915 Rutilia atrox (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia caeruleata (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia caesia (Enderlein, 1930) Rutilia chersipho (Walker, 1849) Rutilia corona Curran, 1930 Rutilia cryptica Crosskey, 1973 Rutilia decora Guerin-Meneville, 1843 Rutilia formosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Subgenus Type) Rutilia goerlingiana (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia idesa (Walker, 1849) Rutilia imperialis Guerin-Meneville, 1843 Rutilia imperialoides (Crosskey, 1973) Rutilia luzona (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia nana (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia panthea (Walker, 1874) Rutilia rubriceps Macquart, 1847 Rutilia splendida (Donovan, 1805) Rutilia townsendi Crosskey, 1973 Rutilia transversa Malloch, 1936 Rutilia (Donovanius) Enderlein, 1936 Rutilia agalmiodes (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia analoga Macquart, 1851 Rutilia bisetosa (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia brunneipennis (Crosskey, 1973) Rutilia ethoda (Enderlein, 1849) Rutilia inusta (Wiedemann, 1830) Rutilia lepida Guerin-Meneville, 1843 Rutilia nigrihirta Malloch, 1935 Rutilia pellucens Macquart, 1846 Rutilia regalis Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Subgenus Type) Rutilia retusa (Fabricius, 1775) Rutilia sabrata (Walker, 1849) Rutilia savaiiensis Malloch, 1935 Rutilia spinolae Rondani, 1864 Rutilia viridinigra Macquart, 1846 Rutilia (Grapholostylum) Macquart, 1851 Rutilia albovirida Malloch, 1929 Rutilia dorsomaculata (Macquart, 1851) (Subgenus Type) Rutilia micans Malloch, 1929 Rutilia subtustomentosa Macquart, 1851 Rutilia (Microrutilia) Townsend, 1915 Rutilia cupreiventris Malloch, 1936 Rutilia fulviventris Bigot, 1874 Rutilia hirticeps Malloch, 1929 Rutilia liris (Walker, 1849) Rutilia media Macquart, 1846 Rutilia minor Macquart, 1846 (Subgenus Type) Rutilia nigriceps Malloch, 1929 Rutilia nigripes (Enderlein, 1936) Rutilia (Neorutilia) Malloch, 1936 Rutilia simplex Malloch, 1936 (Subgenus Type) Rutilia (Rutilia) Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Rutilia confusa (Malloch, 1929) Rutilia dentata Crosskey, 1973 Rutilia setosa Malloch, 1929 Rutilia vivipara (Fabricius, 1805) (Genus Type species)
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