Eur. J. Entomol. 115: 332-338, 2018 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2018.033

Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) utilizes both Coccinellini and Chilocorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae) as hosts in Kashmir HimalayasOriginal article

Amir MAQBOOL1, Imtiaz AHMED2, Piotr KIEŁTYK3, Piotr CERYNGIER3
1 Department of Zoology, Government College for Women, M.A. Road Srinagar - 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India; e-mail: amaqbool@uok.edu.in
2 P.G. Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar - 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India; e-mail: drimtiazkuzoo@gmail.com
3 Faculty of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland; e-mails: p.kieltyk@uksw.edu.pl, p.ceryngier@uksw.edu.pl

Dinocampus coccinellae is a parasitoid wasp usually parasitizing ladybird beetles of the tribe Coccinellini. A field survey conducted between March and November 2016 revealed three hosts of this parasitoid in the Srinagar district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir: two members of the Coccinellini (Oenopia conglobata and Coccinella undecimpunctata) and one of the Chilocorini (Priscibrumus uropygialis). Proportion of the latter (atypical) host that were parasitized was 0.09 and intermediate between that recorded for C. undecimpunctata (0.06) and O. conglobata (0.14). A series of laboratory experiments revealed that while a member of Coccinellini (O. conglobata) was more often attacked by D. coccinellae than a member of Chilocorini (P. uropygialis), the proportions of each species from which parasitoids emerged did not differ significantly. There were no significant differences between D. coccinellae females bred from O. conglobata and P. uropygialis, with respect to selection of the two host species and their suitability for the development of the parasitoid. However, members of the Chilocorini other than P. uropygialis (Chilocorus infernalis and Simmondsius pakistanensis) were rarely attacked by D. coccinellae and parasitoid larvae did not emerge from any of those attacked. The results of our experiments indicate that in Kashmir Himalayas D. coccinellae is adapted to parasitize hosts belonging to both Coccinellini and Chilocorini.

Keywords: Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Dinocampus coccinellae, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Oenopia conglobata, Priscibrumus uropygialis, parasitoid, host selection, host suitability

Received: February 10, 2018; Revised: May 9, 2018; Accepted: May 9, 2018; Published online: July 10, 2018  Show citation

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MAQBOOL, A., AHMED, I., KIEŁTYK, P., & CERYNGIER, P. (2018). Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) utilizes both Coccinellini and Chilocorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae) as hosts in Kashmir Himalayas. EJE, 115, Article 332-338. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.033
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