Acemyini is a small but cosmopolitan tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.[2][3] Like all tachinid flies, acemyiines are parasitoids of other invertebrates. Specifically, the acemyiines are parasitoids of Orthoptera in the families Acrididae and Eumastacidae.[4]
| Acemyini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Exoristinae |
| Tribe: | Acemyini Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1889[1] |
Identification
The Acemyiini have a distinctive pattern of scutellar bristling among the Tachinidae, comprising three pairs of very strong setae; one pair of crossed apical setae, a diverging subapical pair set unusually far forwards, and a basal pair which may be approximately parallel or converging. Most species have a long series of proclinate orbital setae in both sexes. The basal node of vein R4+5 in acemyiines has one pair of very long setulae - one on each surface of the wing - which is uncommon in the Goniinae.[4]
Genera
- Acemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[5]
- Atlantomyia Crosskey, 1977[6]
- Ceracia Rondani, 1865[7]
- Charitella Mesnil, 1957[8]
- Eoacemyia Townsend, 1926[9]
- Hygiella Mesnil, 1957[8]
- Metacemyia Herting, 1969[10]