Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932)

Madl, M. & Achterberg, C. Van, 2014, A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion, Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (1), pp. 5-220 : 156-157

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932)

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : QUILICI, VINCENOT & FRANCK 2003: 136 (biol., Réunion), 137

(photo 159), 154 (cat. Réunion). Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : ROUSSE, GOURDON & QUILICI 2006: 285 (biol., Réunion), 286

(tab. 1: biol.), 287 (tabs 3: biol., 4: biol.), 288 (figs 1: tax., 2A). Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : ROUSSE et al. 2007: 42 (biol., Réunion). Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : FISCHER & MADL 2008: 1470 ( Madagascar, cat.), 1489 (tab. 1:

distr.). * Opius oophilus SILVESTRI (!): ORIAN & MOUTIA 1960: tab. 6 (biol., Mauritius established). Opius cophilus (!) SILVESTRI (!): BRÉNIÈRE 1965: 349 (biol., Madagascar not established). Opius cophilus (!) FULLAWAY 1951: RAVAOMANARIVO- RAVELOSON & RAZAFIMAHATRATRA

1987: 24 (tab. 3: Madagascar).

H o s t s Bactrocera zonata SAUNDERS 1842, Ceratitis capitata (WIEDEMANN 1824), Ceratitis catoirii (GUÉRIN- MÉNEVILLE 1843), Ceratitis rosa KARSCH 1887, Dacus ciliatus LOEW 1862, Dacus demmerezi BEZZI 1917, Neoceratitis cyanescens (BEZZI 1923) ( Diptera : Tephritidae).

D i s t r i b u t i o n Madagascar: Prov. Antananarivo: Fenoarivo – Prov. Toamasina: Nosy Boraha (Sainte Marie) Réunion: Réunion – Mauritius: Mauritius.

Known from the Oriental Region. Fopius arisanus has been successfully introduced into Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius for biological control. The biology of this economic important species has been reviewed by ROUSSE, GOURDON & QUILICI (2005). An additional study under laboratory conditions has been carried out by ROUSSE et al. (2007) in Réunion.