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A new parasitoid (Diptera: Phoridae) of the mango shoot borer, Chlumetia transversa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R.H.L. Disney ,
N.N. Khochare  and
S.K. Godase Jr
R.H.L. Disney*
Affiliation:
University Department of Zoology, Cambridge, UK
N.N. Khochare
Affiliation:
Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla -416516. Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra State, IN
S.K. Godase Jr
Affiliation:
Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla -416516. Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra State, IN
*
Dr R.H.L Disney, Field Studies Council Research Fellow, University Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK.
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Abstract

Megaselia chlumetiae Disney sp. n. is described from India. Its larva parasitizes larvae of Chlumetia transversa (Walker), a pest of Mangifera indica. Eggs are laid on the integument of the host larva. Newly emerged fly larva enter the host and develop by consuming the host's internal tissues. Pupariation normally takes place within the host's empty skin.

Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 82 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 191 - 195
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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