Ormia

Ormia
Ormia reinhardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Tachininae
Tribe: Ormiini
Genus: Ormia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Type species
Ormia punctata
Synonyms

Ormia is a small genus of nocturnal flies in the family Tachinidae, that are parasitoids of katydids and crickets.

Flies in this genus have become model organisms in sound localization experiments because of their "ears", which are complex structures inside the fly's prothorax near the bases of the front legs. The most common and widespread species, Ormia ochracea, has been the center of this research.[6][7][8]

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  6. ^ R. N. Miles, D. Robert & R. R. Hoy (1995). "Mechanically coupled ears for directional hearing in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 98 (6): 3059–3070. Bibcode:1995ASAJ...98.3059M. doi:10.1121/1.413830. PMID 8550933.
  7. ^ D. Robert, R. N. Miles & R. R. Hoy (1996). "Directional hearing by mechanical coupling in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 179 (1): 29–44. doi:10.1007/BF00193432. PMID 8965258.
  8. ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 1 July 2023.