A new family of Strepsiptera parasitizing fruit flies (Tephritidae) in Australia

摘要

ABSTRACT.A new family of Strepsiptera (Dipterophagidae) from Australia containing a new genus and species (Dipterophagus daci) is described and figured. This is the first species of Strepsiptera to be described as a parasite ofDiptera. D.daciis recorded from ten fruit fly species,viz Dacus aquilonis(May),D.bellulusDrew,D.cacuminatus(Hering),D.decurtans(May),D.mayiHardy,D.neohumeralisHardy,D.peninsularisDrew,D.tenuifascia(May),D.tryoni(Froggatt) and Dacus sp. n. (near musae). Gregarious parasitism (two to six adult parasites per fly) is common.