Initial Assessment of an Introduced Polyphagous Alysiine Parasitoid Which Attacks the Australian Bushfly

Zeng, Rensen; Luo, Shiming; Shi, Yuehong

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“…Several species appear to be polyphagous based on published host records, but more detailed studies on these species indicate that while they are able to attack a variety of hosts, there is a decided preference for Sarcophagidae (Hughes and Woolcock 1978;Wharton 1984). The only species of Aphaereta previously recorded from Australia, aotea, was introduced from New Zealand for biological control of the bushfly, Musca vetutissima Walker (Hughes et al 1974;Hughes and Woolcock 1976, 1978).…”

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Revision of the Australian Alysiini (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)

Wharton¹

2002

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The Australian species of Alysiini are revised. Fourteen genera are treated, with eight of these recorded from Australia for the first time. Two of the genera, one from eastern Australia and one from New Guinea, are described as new. Two new subgenera are described, Idiasta Foerster (Apiasta, subgen. nov.) and Leptolarthra Fischer (Cratocarpa, subgen. nov.). Forty-nine species are described, 43 of them new: one in Aphaereta Foerster; eight in Aspilota Foerster; six in Cratospila Foerster; 13 in Dinotrema Foerster; one in Heleomyzophaga, gen. nov.; one in Heratemis Walker; one in Hovhoa, gen. nov.; four in Idiasta; three in Leptolarthra; three in Orthostigma Ratzeburg; one in Phaenocarpa Foerster; and one in Tanycarpa Foerster. Keys are presented to all genera of Alysiinae known from Australia as well as the Australian species of Asobara, Aspilota, Cratospila, Dinotrema and Orthostigma. Additionally, the world genera are reviewed and their relationships discussed to provide a context for an assessment of the Australian fauna. The status of 80 available genus-group names is discussed. The following nomenclatural changes are proposed: Neorthostigma Belokobylskij and Patriaspilota Fischer are treated as subgenera of Orthostigma; Acrobela Foerster as a synonym of Tanycarpa; Idiolexis Foerster as a synonym of Phaenocarpa; Eudinostigma Tobias as a synonym of Dinotrema; and Leptotrema van Achterberg as a subgenus of Dinotrema. The following new combinations are in addition to those associated with the above nomenclatural changes: Aspilota magnareata (Fischer); Dinotrema hardyi (Fischer); Dinotrema parvimaxillatum (Fischer); Dinotrema rotatum (Fischer); Dinotrema schoenmanni (Fischer); Leptolarthra cubiceps (Bischoff); and Orthostigma orthostigmoides (Fischer). Host records are included for two of the newly described species. Heleomyzophaga collessi, gen. nov. et sp. nov. was reared from a heleomyzid fly and Dinotrema monstrosum, sp. nov. was reared from a platypezid fly. A third species, Idiasta minor, sp. nov., was collected from pitfall traps baited with carrion.

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Revision of the Australian Alysiini (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)

Wharton¹

2002

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“…One of these, Neomyia australis is recorded as a host in the field (Hughes and Woolcock 1976). A. aotea established readily on T. brevicornis and spread rapidly, but was rarely recovered from the bush fly (Hughes and Woolcock 1978), so it is clearly unable to have much impact on nuisance populations.…”

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Classical Biological Control of Arthropods in Australia

Sallam¹

2002

Australian Journal of Entomology

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The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was established in June 1982 by an Act of the Australian Parliament. Its primary mandate is to help identify agricultural problems in developing countries and to commission collaborative research between Australian and developing country researchers in fields where Australia has special competence.Where trade names are used this constitutes neither endorsement of nor discrimination against any product by the Centre.ACIAR MONOGRAPH SERIES This peer-reviewed series contains the results of original research supported by ACIAR, or material deemed relevant to ACIAR's research objectives. The series is distributed internationally, with an emphasis on the Third World.

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“…An assessment of the effectiveness of Aph. aotea in Australia revealed that other dung-breeding flies ( Tricharaea breuicornis Weidemann (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) , Parasarcophaga knabi (Parker) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) ) were also attacked and acted as over-wintering hosts (Hughes & Woolcock 1978 (Cumber 1960), and the parasitoid Em'cydnu~sp. was found to be widespread throughout the North Island from January to April in association with a variety of crops (Cumber 1959;Cumber 8: Eyles l96la).…”

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Parasitic Hyrnenoptera reared from dung-breeding Diptera in New Zealand.

Bishop

1998

New Zealand Entomologist

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The dung breeding dipteran Hybopyga variawas identified as an important host for the braconid Aphaereta aotea and an encyrtid wasp Tachin,aephagus zealandicus in New Zealand.The widespread geographic distribution of these parasitoids, which show potential to act as biocontrol agents against myiasis-inducing flies, was determined by examining sheep and cattle dung. Aphaereta aotea was recorded from November to May with a shorter activity period being recorded for T . zealandicus. A third parasitoid, Alysia manducator, was recorded from a Coromandel sample of sheep dung collected in February.

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Initial Assessment of an Introduced Polyphagous Alysiine Parasitoid Which Attacks the Australian Bushfly

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Revision of the Australian Alysiini (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)

Revision of the Australian Alysiini (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)

Classical Biological Control of Arthropods in Australia

Parasitic Hyrnenoptera reared from dung-breeding Diptera in New Zealand.

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