The first record of the scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae), parasitising the citrus longhorn beetle, Anoplophora chinensis Forster (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), from Türkiye

Abstract

ABSTRACT Anoplophora chinensis Forster (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a highly polyphagous and invasive species native to East Asia that makes tunnels in the stems of a variety of broad-leaved plant species and cultivated plant species, as well as citrus and hazelnut. In this study, we collected A. chinensis from hazelnut orchards in Sakarya province of Türkiye, and subsequently recovered the parasitoid Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) from dead adult beetles. The present study reports M. scalaris as a new natural enemy of A. chinensis, and more study is needed on this species’ behaviour and biological parameters as a parasitoid.