Eugymnopeza braueri (diptera, tachinidae) as parasitoid of blaps gibba (coleoptera, tenebrionidae), with description of the preimaginal instars

Abstract

Eugymnopeza braueri, a tachinid known up to now only from the type pair reared from an adult carabid, was rediscovered in Central Italy, where it was bred from adult Blaps gibba (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). The first available data on the biology and behaviour of this parasitoid are provided and discussed. A redescription of the species is given, complete with the first description of the preimaginal instars, data on the range of adult variation, and notes on the taxonomy of the genus. © 2001 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.