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Genus HYLEORUS Aldrich 



Hyleorus Aldrich, 1926a : 16. Type-species: Hyleorus furcatus Aldrich, 1926, by monotypy. 

 (Australia). 



Steiniom via Townsend, 1932 : 54. Type-species: Plagia elata Meigen, 1838, by original designa- 

 tion. (Europe). 



Neuroplagia Townsend, 1933 : 479. Type-species: Plagia nudinerva Villeneuve, 1920, by 

 original designation. (Spain). 



Afroplagia Curran, 1938a : 6. Type-species: A/roplagia fasciata Curran, 1938, by original 

 designation. (South Africa). 



elatus Meigen, 1838 : 201 {Plagia). Syntypes q* $, Europe (prob. Germany) (MNHN, Paris). - 

 China (Fukien, Kwangtung) ; widespread Eurasia, Japan. 



takanoi Mesnil, 1963 : 48 (Steiniomyia) . Holotype $, Japan: Honshu, Osaka, Hiyakata 

 (? depository). - Philippines; Japan. 



Crosskey (19736 : 62), in the key to voriine genera, referred to an undescribed species 

 of Hyleorus from Philippines. The specimen from Tawi Tawi, Philippines, forming the 

 basis of this statement (belonging to UZM, Copenhagen) has been re-examined. It has 

 the propleuron haired, and is probably not an undescribed species but a specimen of 

 H. takanoi. 



Genus HYSTRICOVORIA Townsend 



Hystricovoria Townsend, 1928 : 395. Type-species: Hystricovoria bakeri Townsend, 1928, 



by original designation. 

 Afrovoria Curran, 1938a : 5. Type-species: Afrovoria munroi Curran, 1938 [= Hystricovoria 



bakeri Townsend, 1928], by original designation. (South Africa). Syn. n. 

 Anavoria Mesnil, 1953c : 170 (as subg. of Voria). Type-species: Voria (Anavoria) indica 



Mesnil, 1953 [= Hystricovoria bakeri Townsend, 1928], by original designation. 

 bakeri Townsend, 1928 : 395. Holotype <$, Philippines: Luzon, Mt Makiling (USNM, 



Washington) [examined]. - India (Gujarat, Madras, Uttar Pradesh), Philippines (Luzon, 



Mindanao, Palawan); Ethiopian Region; ? Western Australia. 

 munroi Curran, 1938a :6 {Afrovoria). Holotype <J, South Africa: Transvaal, Barberton 



(SAM, Cape Town). Syn. n. 

 indica Mesnil, 1953c : 170 {Voria). Holotype $, India: Uttar Pradesh, Dehra Dun, (BMNH, 



London) [examined]. Syn. n. 



Genus VORIA Robineau-Desvoidy 



Voria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 : 195. Type-species: Voria latifrons Robineau-Desvoidy, 



1830 [= Tachina ruralis Fallen, 1810], by monotypy. (Europe). 

 Plagia Meigen, 1838 : 201. Type-species: Tachina verticalis Meigen, 1824 [= Tachina ruralis 



Fallen, 1810], by subsequent designation of Rondani (1856 : 69). (Europe). 

 ruralis Fallen, 1810 : 265 {Tachina). Lectotype $ (by designation of Crosskey, 19736 : 163), 

 Sweden: Skane, Esperod (NR, Stockholm) [examined]. - Formosa, India (Assam, 

 Gujarat, Kashmir, Mysore, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Pakistan; widespread Eurasia 

 (including Britain), Japan, New Guinea, Australia, North America, Mexico, South 

 America, Ethiopian Region. 

 edentata Baranov, 1932a : 83. Holotype o*, Formosa: Koshun, Kankau (not located, 

 possibly lost: formerly DEI, Eberswalde). Syn. n. 



For discussion of the synonymy of edentata with ruralis see p. 67. 

 ciliata d'Aguilar, 1957 : 2 ^i (as ssp. of ruralis). Holotype o*, China: Szechwan, Suifu 

 (USNM, Washington). 



