First report of Brachymeria apicicornis (Cameron) (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) on the curry leaf tortoise beetle Silana farinosa (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Cassidini)
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Abstract. Silana farinosa (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Cassidini) is reported as the first confirmed host of Brachymeria apicicornis (Cameron) (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae). This is the first report of a natural enemy of the curry leaf tortoise beetle S. farinosa in India.
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