First report of the prey of adult Hyperechia xylocopiformis (Walker) (Diptera, Asilidae) and new records of its occurrence in South India

First report of the prey of adult Hyperechia xylocopiformis (Walker) (Diptera, Asilidae) and new records of its occurrence in South India

The prey of adult Hyperechia xylocopiformis (Walker), the carpenter bee ( Xylocopa sp.) mimicking robber fly endemic to south India, is reported for the first time and its range of occurrence is extended to Kerala. Ropalidia brevita Das and Gupta (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) was the prey. Literature on t...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of tropical insect science 2022-10, Vol.42 (5), p.3623-3629
Hauptverfasser: Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal Divakaran, Sankararaman, Hariharakrishnan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
adults
Asilidae
Biomedical and Life Sciences
carpenter bees
Entomology
India
Life Sciences
New records
Prey
Ropalidia
Scientific Notes
species
Xylocopa
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Zusammenfassung:The prey of adult Hyperechia xylocopiformis (Walker), the carpenter bee ( Xylocopa sp.) mimicking robber fly endemic to south India, is reported for the first time and its range of occurrence is extended to Kerala. Ropalidia brevita Das and Gupta (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) was the prey. Literature on the biology of Hyperechia species is reviewed.
ISSN:1742-7592
1742-7584
1742-7592
DOI:10.1007/s42690-022-00847-x