First record of Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus, 1758 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) as host of the ormiine Therobia leonidei Mesnil, 1964 (Diptera: Tachinidae)

The first record of the bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus, 1758 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) as host of the tachinid Therobia leonidei Mesnil, 1964 (Diptera: Tachinidae) is reported, and the unusual case of the parasitization of a female host is briefly discussed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maurizio Mei, Gianluca Nardi, Pierfilippo Cerreti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2021-03-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa02/fragmenta_entomologica/article/view/484