Scientific name

Crinibracon chromusae Gupta & van Achterberg

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae

Diagnosis

Holotype, length of body 3.4 mm, fore wing 3.0 mm, ovipositor 0.67 mm, setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.16 mm. Paratypes, length of body 3.24-3.70 mm, fore wing 2.99-3.02 mm, ovipositor 0.62-0.67 mm; setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.16-0.22 mm.

Head Head
Mesopleuron  Mesopleuron
Mesosoma  Mesosoma Metasoma Metasoma
wing  Female wing

Images

Crinibracon chromusae Female, lateral view

Distribution

India (Karnataka).

Biology

Gregarious parasitoid of pupae of Hasora chromus (Cramer) (Hesperiidae) on Millettia (=Pongamia) pinnata (L.) Panigrahi (Fabaceae). Three species of hyperparasitoids, Philolema braconidis (Ferrière) (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), Nesolynx javanica Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), and an Eupelmus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) emerged along with C. chromusae from the pupae of H. chromus. All these species of parasitoids are known to be hyperparasitic on Lepidoptera through braconid cocoons.

Reference

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  • Yang, J.Q., Chen, J.H. & Liu, J.J. (2008) A new genus and a new species of Braconinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 33 (1), 61-64.
  • Yu, D.S., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. (Eds.) (2012) Database on flash-drive. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Available from: www.taxapad.com(accessed 12 April 2016)

Credits

Images and factsheet prepared by Dr. Ankita Gupta, Scientist, NBAIR. Web content added by Lavanya, 01-03-2018.