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Genus GEROCYPTERA Townsend 



Gerocyptera Townsend, 19160 : 178. Type-species: Trichoprosopa marginalis Walker, i860, 



by original designation. (Moluccas). 

 Vespocyptera Townsend, 19276 : 279. Type-species: Vespocyptera petiolata Townsend, 1927, 



by original designation. Syn. n. 

 petiolata Townsend, 19276 : 279 {Vespocyptera). Holotype o*. Formosa: Sokutsu (DEI, 



Eberswalde). Comb. n. - Formosa, Malaysia (Malaya or Sarawak). 



Genus HERMYA Robineau-Desvoidy 



Hermya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 : 226. Type-species: Hermya afra Robineau-Desvoidy, 

 1830 [= Ocyptera diabolus Wiedemann, 18 19], by subsequent designation of Townsend 

 (1916a : 7). (Africa). 



Orectocera Wulp, 1881 : 39. Type-species: Tachina beelzebul Wiedemann, 1830, by subsequent 

 designation of Townsend (1936a : 75). 



Townsend (1938 : 146), followed by Crosskey (1967a : 21), cited O. micans Wulp as 

 type-species of Orectocera by monotypy, but this is not correct. Wulp mentioned two 

 other species as belonging in Orectocera, viz. beelzebul Wiedemann and diabolus Wiedemann, 

 making three originally included species. The earliest valid type designation is that of 

 Townsend (1936a : 75). H. micans and H . beelzebul are not now considered synonyms. 



Paraphania Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 : 141 (73). Type-species: Ocyptera diabolus Wiede- 

 mann, 1819, by original designation. (South Africa). 



Makilingimyia Townsend, 1928 : 382. Type-species: M akilingimyia melanoptera Townsend, 

 1928, by original designation. Syn. n. 



Pseudorectocera Townsend, 1928 : 385. Type-species: Pseudorectocera albifacies Townsend, 

 1928 [= Tachina beelzebul Wiedemann, 1830], by original designation. 



Hermyia. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Hermya Robineau-Desvoidy. 



albomicans Malloch, 1931 : 333. Holotype <J, Malaysia: Malaya, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur 

 (BMNH, London) [examined]. -Malaysia (Malaya). (Probably = micans). 



armiventris Malloch, 1931 : 332. Holotype q". Philippines: Mindanao, Davao (TJSNM, 

 Washington) [examined]. - Philippines (Mindanao). 



beelzebul Wiedemann, 1830 : 301 (Tachina). Holotype q\ Indonesia: Java (RMNH, Leiden) 



[examined]. - Burma, Ceylon, China (Fukien), Hong Kong, India (Assam, Himachal 



Pradesh, Madras), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (Malaya, Sabah, 



Sarawak), Nepal, Philippines (Mindanao), Thailand, Vietnam (North); Japan. 



imbrasus Walker, 1849 : 781 (Tachina). Holotype <J, Hong Kong (BMNH, London) 



[examined]. 

 imbrassus . Incorrect subsequent spelling of imbrasus Walker. 

 fuscipennis Tothill, 1918 : 54 (Paraphania). Holotype <J, India: Uttar Pradesh, Kumaon, 



Chabuttia (BMNH, London) [examined]. 

 albifacies Townsend, 1928 : 385 (Pseudorectocera). Holotype $, Philippines: Mindanao, 



Dapitan (USNM, Washington) [examined]. 

 beelzebub. Incorrect subsequent spelling of beelzebul Wiedemann (Bigot, 1892 : 186). 



cristata Malloch, 1931 : 330. Holotype <J, Philippines: Luzon, Mt Makiling (USNM, Washing- 

 ton) [examined]. - Philippines (Luzon). 



formosana Villeneuve, 19396:353. Holotype <3\ Formosa: Kosempo (CNC, Ottawa). - 

 Formosa. 



melanoptera Townsend, 1928 : 383 (Makilingimyia). Lectotype o* (by present designation), 

 Philippines: Luzon, Mt Makiling (USNM, Washington) [examined]. Comb. n. - 

 Philippines (Luzon). 



micans Wulp, 1881 : 40 (Orectocera). Holotype $, Indonesia: Sumatra, Soeroelangoen 



