Zelia tricolor (Diptera: Tachinidae): First host record from dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Abstract

A single specimen of Zelia tricolor (Diptera: Tachinidae) fly, was reared from a larval Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) overwintering in soybean in southeastern Missouri. This represents the first record of Z. tricolor from D. texanus and the second host record for Z. tricolor. Our specimen of Z. tricolor overwintered as a larva, had a 5-day pupal period, and represented a parasitism rate of 0.2%.