Protohystricia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Their larvae are deposited next to the burrows of porina moth caterpillars, which they will locate and parasitise.
Species Protohystricia alcis (Walker, 1849) Protohystricia gourlayi (Tonnoir, 1935) Protohystricia huttoni Malloch, 1930 Protohystricia orientalis (Schiner, 1868)
Distribution New Zealand.
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