Scientific name

Paragus yerburiensis Stuckenberg

Taxonomic position

Diptera: Brachycera: Cyclorrhapha: Syrphidae: Paragini

Diagnosis

Similar to P. serratus, but smaller in size and differs in the following ways:

Images

     Adult - Dorsal view
   Ventral view, abdominal apex - Female and male

Distribution

India: Karnataka.

Prey / Biology

Aphis craccivora Koch on cowpea and other crops. Joshi et al. (2000) worked out the life table of P. yerburiensis.

References

  • Brunetti, E. 1923. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Diptera: Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae. Volume 3. Taylor and Francis, London. xii+424 p.
  • Ghorpade, K.D. 1981. Insect prey of Syrphidae (Diptera) from India and neighbouring countries: a review and bibliography. Tropical Pest Management 27(1): 62-82.
  • Ghorpade, K.D. 1994. Diagnostic keys to new and known genera and species of Indian subcontinent Syrphini (Diptera: Syrphidae). Colemania, 3: 1-15.
  • Joshi, S., Ballal, C.R. and Rao, N.S. 2000. The age specific life-table of Paragus serratus (Fabricius) and Paragus yerburiensis Stuckenberg (Diptera: Syrphidae), predators of Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of Aphidology, 14: 67-72.