title: Taxonomy of Fulgoraecia melanoleuca (Fletcher, 1939), (Lepidoptera: Epipyropidae) in India, a biological control agent of Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) (Hemiptera: Lophopidae).
abstract: The parasitic lepidopteran insect, Fulgoraecia melanoleuca (Fletcher) has been reported as an ectoparasitoid of Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) from the Indian subcontinent. For the first time, the complete morphology, field biology, egg laying behavior, larval pupal, and adult morphology, including male and female gentialic features, are described and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Lahdoigarh 785700, Jorhat, Assam (India).; Email: rajesh.ento@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Gallandar Pampore 192121. Kashmir, J&K.; Email: vishalmittal777@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Lahdoigarh 785700, Jorhat, Assam (India).; Email: preetirekha.chutia@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Preetirekha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chutia
authors.affiliation: Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research and Training Institute, New Delhi 110012.; Email: vvrento@gmail.com.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ramamurthy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D007194:India; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D010063:Ovum; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C047631:pseudobactin receptor, Pseudomonas