Culcua

Culcua is a genus of flies in the subfamily Pachygastrinae that are found only in the Indomalayan realm. About eleven species have been described. They have a disc-shaped flagellum to the antenna and have a arista or hair arising from it. The scutellum typically has four strong spines and the abdomen is nearly spherical.[1]

Culcua
A Culcua species from India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:
Pachygastrinae
Genus:
Culcua

Walker, 1856
Type species
Culcua simulans Walker, 1856

Species

Species in the genus include:

  • Culcua albopilosa
  • Culcua argentea
  • Culcua chaineyi
  • Culcua fasciata
  • Culcua lingafelteri[2]
  • Culcua kolibaci
  • Culcua kovaci
  • Culcua nigra
  • Culcua normani
  • Culcua ornans
  • Culcua simulans

References
  1. Rozkošný, Rudolf; Kozánek, Milan (2007). "A review of the Oriental Culcua with descriptions of seven new species (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 38: 35. doi:10.1163/187631207788784030.
  2. Woodley, Norman E. (2012). "A new species of Culcua Walker (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) from Vietnam". Insecta Mundi. 0243 (759): 1–4.


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