Description and biology of Trichopria painteri n.sp. (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), a solitary parasitoid of Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) from Harare, Zimbabwe.
Taxonomic description and life history are given of Trichopria painteri n.sp. (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), a solitary endoparasitoid that emerged from Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) pupae collected at an agricultural installation near Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa. Although its low level of parasitism. high immature mortality and short adult life span would require augmentative releases of T.painteri, this parasitoid could reduce isolated field populations of S.calcitrans to an acceptable level within several weeks.
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Gainesville, Florida 32604.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009117:Muscidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D015030:Zimbabwe