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metallica Wiedemann, 1824 : 46 (Tachina). Holotype (J, 'India Orient.' (UZM, Copenhagen) 

 [examined]. - Formosa, India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar), Indonesia (Java); New Guinea; 

 Arabia, widespread Africa, Israel. 



nigriventris Wiedemann, 1824 : 43 [Tachina). Holotype o". 'India Orient.' (UZM, Copen- 

 hagen) [examined]. 



laeviventris Wulp, 1893 : 173 (Parexorista) . Lectotype <$ (by designation of Crosskey, 

 1966a : 674), Indonesia: Java (ZM, Amsterdam) [examined]. 



impexa Villeneuve, 1916 : 494 (Tricholyga). Holotype (J, South Africa: Cape Province, 

 Uitenhage (NM, Vienna, stated but confirmation needed). 



Genus ATRACTOCEROPS Townsend 



Atractocerops Townsend, 19160* : 307. Type-species: Atractocerops ceylanica Townsend, 



1916, by original designation. 

 Frontiniellopsis Townsend, 1927a : 61. Type-species: Frontiniellopsis sumatrensis Townsend, 



1927, by original designation. Syn. n. 

 Sigelotroxis Aldrich, 1928 : 3. Type-species: Sigelotroxis parvus Aldrich, 1928, by original 



designation. 

 aldrichi Mesnil, 1952a : 245 (Sigelotroxis). Holotype o". Philippines: Mindanao, Surigao 



(ZMU, Helsinki) [examined]. Comb. n. - Philippines (Mindanao). 

 ceylanicus Townsend, \q\bd : 307. Holotype?, Ceylon: Peradeniya (USNM, Washington) 



[examined]. - Ceylon. 

 parvus Aldrich, 1928 : 4 (Sigelotroxis). Holotype o\ China: Fukien, Fu-chou ( = Foochow) 



(USNM, Washington) [examined]. - China (Fukien). 

 sumatrensis Townsend, 1927a : 61 (Frontiniellopsis). Holotype o", Indonesia: Sumatra, 



Fort de Kock (ZM, Amsterdam) [examined]. Comb. n. - Indonesia (Sumatra). 



Genus BACTROMYIA Brauer & Bergenstamm 



Bactromyia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891 : 329 (25). Type-species: Tachina scutelligera 



Zetterstedt, 1844 [= Tachina aurulenta Meigen, 1824], by monotypy. 

 adiscalis Mesnil, 1953a : 261. Holotype o*. India: Mysore, S. Coorg, Tithimatti (BMNH, 



London) [examined]. - India (Mysore). 

 aurora Mesnil, 1953a : 262. Holotype o\ India: Bombay, N. Thana, Palghar range (BMNH, 



London) [examined]. - India (Bombay). 

 compsiluroid.es Baranov, 19386 : 409. Nomen nudum (no later validation). 

 delicatula Mesnil, 1953a : 265. Holotype <J, Formosa: Koshun, Kankau (CNC, Ottawa, ex 



coll. Mesnil) [examined]. - Formosa. 

 longifacies Mesnil, 1953a : 267. Holotype $, India: Mysore, S. Coorg, Tithimatti (BMNH, 



London) [examined]. - India (Mysore). 



Genus BACTROMYIELLA Mesnil 



Bactromyiella Mesnil, 1952a : 239-240. Type-species: Bactromyiella aureocincta Mesnil, 



1952 [= Masicera ? ficta Walker, 1861], by original designation. (Fiji). 

 ficta Walker, 1861c : 286 (Masicera ?). Holotype $ [head lost], Indonesia: Moluccas, Batjan 



(publ. as 'Batchian') (BMNH, London) [examined]. - India (Madras), Indonesia (Sumatra; 



Batjan, Buru) ; New Guinea, Fiji, Australia (Queensland). 

 semirufa Malloch, 1930a : 351 (Sturmia). Holotype $, Australia: Queensland, Kuranda 



(ANIC, Canberra) [examined]. 

 aureocincta Mesnil, 1952a : 240. Holotype £, Fiji: Nadala (BMNH, London) [examined]. 

 chrysogaster Mesnil, 19536 : 95 (Cadurcia). Holotype $, India: Kerala (Travancore), Nadu- 



vathumuzhi (BMNH, London) [examined]. Syn. n. 



