Report of parasitoid flies, Compsilura concinnata and Peribaea tibialis (Dip.: Tachinidae) on the rice armyworm from Iran

Peribaea tibialis (Robineau-Desvoidy) and Compsilura concinnata (Meigen), which are reported for the first time from Iran, are solitary parasitoids of rice armyworm larvae, Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth), in the rice fields of western Mazandaran. Our studies during 1999-2001 showed that these parasitoids were active on M. unipuncta larvae of different generations, especially 2nd and 3rd generations, and caused 18.7% of larval parasitism

Tachinidae (Diptera) del Parque Nacional de La Caldera de Taburiente en La Palma (Islas Canarias)

Data on distribution, abundance and phenology of Tachinidae (Diptera) from the Caldera de Taburiente National Park on La Palma are given, based on systematic Malaise trap and yellow pan trap samples between August 1999 and July 2001. The occurrence of 22 species is proved; all of them were already known from the Canary Islands, but two species (Gonia quadrisetosa and Phytomyptera vaccinii) are recorded from La Palma for the first time. The present paper is a result of the project “Inventory and study of the invertebrate fauna of the Caldera de Taburiente National Park”.Se presentan datos de distribución, abundancia y fenología de Tachinidae (Diptera), obtenidos en el Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente en La Palma con trampa Malaise y trampa amarilla entre agosto de 1999 y julio de 2001. Han sido recolectadas 22 especies, todas ya conocidas en las Islas Canarias, pero dos especies (Gonia quadrisetosa y Phytomyptera vaccinii) son citas nuevas para La Palma. El presente artículo es un resultado del proyecto “Inventario y estudio de la fauna invertebrada del Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”

Report of Bithia glirina and Masicera sphingivora (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Iran

Two species of Tachinidae, Masicera sphingivora (Robineau & Desvoidy) and Bithia glirina (Rondani), were collected from pupae and larvae of Hyles euphorbiae (L.) (Lep.: Sphingidae) and Chamaesphecia schizoceriformis Kolenati (Lep.: Sesiidae) respectively. Masicera sphingivora belongs to the subfamily Exoristinae and has mostly been reared from the larvae of Sphingidae, especially the genus Hyles Hübner, as well as different species of Noctuidae, Lymantriidae, Lasiocampidae and Nymphalidae. Bithia glirina is a very rare species belonging to the subfamily Tachininae and has been reported as a parasitoid of species of Chamaesphecia Spuler. These tachinid species are newly recorded from Iran

MOSCHmobile: Interactive key to the genera of the Palaearctic Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera). Redoubt version of MOSCHweb

Interactive key mobile application (platform Android) for the identification of Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera) gener