Larviposition of Compsilura concinnata (meigen) (diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitoid of the gypsy moth,Lymantria dispar (L.) (lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) |
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| Authors: | Thomas W. Culliney Thomas M. Odell Vicente Sánchez |
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| Affiliation: | 1. USDA Forest Service NEFES , Center for Biological Control , 51 Mill Pond Road, Hamden, CT, 06514, USA;2. Department of Agriculture , Division of Plant Industry, Plant Pest Control Branch , State of Hawaii, 1428 South King Street, Honolulu, HI, 96814, USA;3. USDA Forest Service NEFES , Center for Biological Control , 51 Mill Pond Road, Hamden, CT, 06514, USA |
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| Abstract: | Larviposition of Compsilura concinnata, a polyphagous tachinid parasitoid of Lepidoptera, is described. The conventional assessment, long‐established in the literature, places the site of larval deposition by C. concinnata as directly into the host's gut. New evidence, reported here, contradicts the earlier view. Dissection of 38 freshly parasitized gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae revealed as many maggots (n = 26) situated in the lumen of the midgut as were free in the hemocoel. Observations on maggot behavior and morphology in dissected hosts are briefly presented. |
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| Keywords: | Compsilura concinnata gypsy moth larviposition Lymantria dispar parasitoid Tachinidae |
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