Natural Enemies of True Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) - USDA - aphis

Jeffrey N. L. Stibick
Parasites and Predators of the Tephritidae - Table 2
Species Parasites/Predators Notes
Bactrocera
curvipennis
Bactrocera
decipiens
Bactrocera
decurtans
Bactrocera
depressa
Bactrocera
distincta
Bactrocera
diversa
Bactrocera
dorsalis
Pachyneuron
vindemmiae
Fopius (=Opius)
vandenboschi
A Pteromalid pupal parasite from Morocco (Thompson, 1943). Intro. Reunion
(Etienne, 1973).
A Braconid parasite from SE Asia (Cochereau, 1970). From Thailand
(Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
Spalangia sp. A Pteromalid parasite from SE Asia (Cochereau, 1970).
Syntomosphyrum
indicum
An Eulophid parasite from SE Asia (Cochereau, 1970).
Spalangia
philippinensis (=
endius)
A Pteromalid pupal parasite from Hawaii (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962). From
India (Kapoor, 1993).
Opius compensans A Braconid parasite from India with 10-12% parasitism (Narayanan & Chawla,
1962).
Dirhinus auratus A Chalcid parasite from Ceylon (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962).
Dirhinus luzonensis A Chalcid parasite from India (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962).
Spalangia afra A Pteromalid parasite (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962).
Spalangia
philippinensis
A Pteromalid parasite (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962).
Spalangia
stomoxysiae
A Pteromalid parasite (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962).
Philonthus sp. A Staphylinid predator from South Chin (Narayanan & Chawla, 1962).
Opius # 4 A Braconid parasite from Borneo which prefers large 3rd instar larva
(Marucci, 1952).
Utetes bianchii From Thailand (Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
Biosteres
longicaudatus
var. novocaledonicus
An Indo-Australian Braconid larval parasite, now in Hawaii, Fiji,America,
Carribean, Florida (Wharton & Gilstrap, 1983; Wharton & Marsh, 1978).
From New Caledonia (Cochereau, 1970).
Opius fijiensis A Braconid egg-larval parasite from Australia, S. Pacific (Wharton & Gilstrap,
1983).
Psyttalia fletcheri A Braconid parasite from Thailand (Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
Psyttalia makii A Braconid parasite from Thailand (Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
Utetes bianchii A Braconid parasite from Thailand (Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
Diachasmimorpha An Indo-Australian Braconid 2-3rd stage larval parasite, now in Hawaii, Fiji,
(=Opius, =Biosteres) America, Carribean, Florida % parasitism 1.8% (Wharton & Gilstrap, 1983;
longicaudata
Thompson, 1943; Wharton & Marsh, 1978; Fry, 1987; Narayanan & Chawla,
1962; Serit & Tan, 1990; Ooi, 1984; Serit, et al., 1986; Kapoor, 1993;
Vargas et al., 2000; Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
Diachasmimorpha
albobalteata
A Braconid from Thailand ( Chinajariyawong, et al., 2000).
3-30 Natural Enemies of True Fruit Flies 02/2004-01
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