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First Report of Larval Parasitism of Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller (lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae) by Therophilus festivus (Muesebeck) (Braconidae: Agathidinae) in India


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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.

Keywords

Ethmia nigroapicella, larval parasitoid, Therophilus festivus
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  • First Report of Larval Parasitism of Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller (lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae) by Therophilus festivus (Muesebeck) (Braconidae: Agathidinae) in India

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Ankita Gupta
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560024, India
Umeshkumar Sanjeev
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560024, India

Abstract


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.

Keywords


Ethmia nigroapicella, larval parasitoid, Therophilus festivus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18641/jbc%2F30%2F2%2F85326