Open AccessFirst Report of Larval Parasitism of <I>Ethmia nigroapicella</I> Saalmüller (lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae) by <I>Therophilus festivus</I> (Muesebeck) (Braconidae: Agathidinae) in India
Author(s) -
Ankita Gupta,
Umeshkumar Sanjeev
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of biological control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-930X
pISSN - 2230-7281
DOI - 10.18311/jbc/30/2/14923
Subject(s) - braconidae , lepidoptera genitalia , biology , parasitism , larva , host (biology) , botany , parasitoid , ecology
Larval parasitism of Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae) by Therophilus festivus (Muesebeck) is reported from Karnataka, India. This is the first illustrated record of solitary parasitism by T. festivus on its host E. nigroapicella .