TY - JOUR AU - Gupta, Ankita AU - Selvaraj, K. AU - Wyatt, Nigel AU - Rajeshwari, S. K AU - Ballal, C. R. PY - 2018/01/11 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - First record of family Xenasteiidae (Diptera: Brachycera: Cyclorrhapha) from India in association with Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) with cautionary notes on associated parasitoids JF - Journal of Biological Control JA - JBC VL - 31 IS - 3 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.18311//jbc/2017/18099 UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jbc/article/view/18099 SP - 128-134 AB - <p>First ever record of family Xenasteiidae (Diptera: Brachycera: Cyclorrhapha) from mainland India is provided. Most of the previous records of this family are from coastal sites, as they have usually been found on islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. For the first time biology and life stages of <em>Xenasteia</em> are illustrated. <em>Xenasteia</em> members were found associated with an exotic rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW) colony of <em>Aleurodicus rugioperculatus</em> Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the coastal areas of Karnataka in southern India, however no direct obligate association could be diagnosed. Also for the first time <em>Ooencyrtus</em> sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) was recorded from the genus <em>Xenasteia</em> as its solitary parasitoid. Worldwide, this is the first ever report of parasitism associated with any member of this little-known family Xenasteiidae.</p><p><strong>Erratum:</strong> The identity of the parasitoid reported as <em>Anagyrus</em> sp. in this article is now corrected as <em>Ooencyrtus</em> sp.</p> ER -