Istocheta aldrichi

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Istocheta aldrichi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Exoristinae
Tribe: Blondeliini
Genus: Istocheta
Species:
I. aldrichi
Binomial name
Istocheta aldrichi
(Mesnil, 1953) [1]
Synonyms
  • Centeter cinerea Aldrich, 1923 [2]
  • Hyperecteina aldrichiMesnil, 1953 [1]

Istocheta aldrichi is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Originally from Japan, it has been introduced in North America in 1922 as a biocontrol to combat the Japanese beetle ( Popillia japonica ). It is established in northeastern North America. Larvae pupate inside the host beetle after hatching from an egg laid on the beetle's pronotum. [3] [4] [5]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russia, Taiwan.

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References

  1. 1 2 Mesnil, L.P. (1953). "Note synonymique". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 58: 50.
  2. ↑ Aldrich, J.M. (1923). "Two Asiatic muscoid flies parasitic on the so-called Japanese beetle" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 63 (6[ 2474]): 4 pp. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.63-2474.1 . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Gagnon, Marie-Eve; Giroux, Marjolaine (2019). "Records of the Japanese beetle and its parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil) (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Québec, Canada". The Tachinid Times (32). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ↑ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Makovetski, Victoria; Abram, Paul K. (2024) "Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil) makes its biological control debut in British Columbia, Canada" The Tachinid Times (37) Retrieved 22 October 2024
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