Fornicia Brulle

Gupta, Ankita & Fernández-Triana, José L., 2014, Diversity, host association, and cocoon variability of reared Indian Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Zootaxa 3800 (1), pp. 1-101 : 9-10

Genus Fornicia Brulle ( Figures 64 , 145 )

Rearing Data: The genus Fornicia is pantropical and is prevalent in southern parts of India. Only two species are known from India. Fornicia andamanensis Sharma from Andaman Islands, and Fornicia ceylonica Wilkinson ( Fig. 145 ) from Indian mainland. One species, F. ceylonica with 26 specimens was reared from southern India.

Life History Comments: It has been reported from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and from Karnataka where Fornicia ceylonica Wilkinson , a solitary parasitoid, was found parasitizing larvae of Spatulifimbria castaneiceps Hampson ( Lepidoptera : Limacodidae ) on castor ( Fig. 64 ).

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FIGURE 145. Fornicia ceylonica Wilkinson—A. Dorsal view B. Mesosoma C. Metasoma.

FIGURES 57 – 64. 57. Parasitized caterpillar of Thoressa evershedi (Evans) with cocoons of Dolichogenidea kunhi Gupta & Kalesh; 58. Parasitized caterpillar of Borbo cinnara (Wallace) with cocoons of Dolichogenidea cinnarae Gupta, Lokhande & Soman; 59. A & B-Host of Dolichogenidea sp. 01; 60. Cocoons of Dolichogenidea sp. 0 2 with parasitized caterpillar of Artaxa guttata Walker; 61. Caterpillar of Perina nuda (Fab.) (host of Dolichogenidea sp. 04); 62. Solitary cocoon of Dolichogenidea sp. 04; 63. Cocoons of Dolichogenidea sp. 0 6 on Acacia sp.; 64. Caterpillar of Spatulifimbria castaneiceps Hampson (Host of Fornicia ceylonica Wilkinson).