Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932)

Fischer, M. & Madl, M., 2008, Review of the Opiinae of the Malagasy Subregion (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2), pp. 1467-1489 : 1470

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932)

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : WHARTON 1999: 50 ( table 1: tax.).

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : QUILICI, VINCENOT & FRANCK 2003: 136 (biol., Réunion), 137 (photo 159), 154 (cat.).

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : ROUSSE, GOURDON & QUILICI 2006: 285 (biol., Réunion), 286 ( tables 1, 2), 287 (tables 3, 4), 288 (figs 1, 2A, B).

Fopius arisanus (SONAN 1932) : ROUSSE et al. 2007: 42 (biol., Réunion).

Opius oophilus SILVESTRI (sic): ORIAN & MOUTIA 1960: table 6 (biol., Mauritius established).

Opius cophilus (sic) SILVESTRI (sic): BRÉNIÈRE 1965: 349 (biol., Madagascar not established).

Opius cophilus (sic) FULLAWAY 1951: RAVAOMANARIVO- RAVELOSON & RAZAFIMAHATRATRA 1987: 24 ( Madagascar).

H o s t s Bactrocera zonata SAUNDERS , Ceratitis capitata (WIEDEMANN) , C. catoirii (GUÉRIN- MÉNEVILLE), C. rosa KARSCH , Dacus ciliatus LOEW , D. demmerezi BEZZI , Neoceratitis cyanescens (BEZZI) ( Diptera : Tephritidae ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n and new records: Madagascar: Prov. Antananarivo: Fenoarivo – Prov. Toamasina: Nosy Boraha (Sainte Marie): Foret d’Ambohidena 1 1.12.1993 leg. M. Madl (NHMW) – Réunion – Mauritius.

Known from the Oriental Region.

Successfully introduced into Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius for biological control.

The biology of this economic important species, which has been successfully introduced into the Australian, Nearctic and Neotropical Region, has been reviewed by ROUSSE, GOURDON & QUILICI (2005) recently.