Pachygaster

Pachygaster
Female Pachygaster atra
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Pachygastrinae
Genus: Pachygaster
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Pachygaster atra
Panzer, 1797
Synonyms
  • Vappo Latreille, 1804
  • Pachigaster Róndani, 1856
  • Praomyia Kertész, 1916
  • Alphapachygaster Pleske, 1922
  • Alphapachygaster Pleske, 1924

Pachygaster is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.

Pachygaster differ from other Pachygastrinae morphologically in that their wings have separate R4 and R5 radial veins, their scutellum lacks a distinct posterior rim, and the hairs on the sides of their mesonotum are not flattened.