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Larval morphology and development of the parasitoidDacnusa sibirica [Hym.: Braconidae] in the leafminer hostChromatomyia syngenesiae

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The development of the parasitoidDacnusa sibirica Telenga within its hostChromatomyia syngenesiae Hardy [Diptera: Agromyzidae] was studied. The three larval stages ofD. sibirica are described. Parasitoid development was found to be influenced by the host stage parasitized. The duration of the egg and 1st instar larval stages, and overall developmental time from egg to adult, decreased with increasing age of the host at parasitization.

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Le développement du parasitoïdeDacnusa sibirica Telenga à l'intérieur de son hôteChromatomyia syngenesiae Hardy (Dipt.: Agromyzidae) a fait l'objet de cette étude. Les trois stades larvaires deD. sibirica sont décrits. Le stade de l'hôte semble influencer le développement du parasitoïde. La durée du stade œuf et du développement du premier stade larvaire, et surtout la durée totale du développement, diminue au fur et à mesure que le stade de l'hôte est avancé au moment de la piqûre par le parasitoïde.

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Croft, P., Copland, M.J.W. Larval morphology and development of the parasitoidDacnusa sibirica [Hym.: Braconidae] in the leafminer hostChromatomyia syngenesiae . Entomophaga 39, 85–93 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373497

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