Species Dipterophagus daci Drew & Allwood, 1985
- Dipterophagus daci Drew, R.A.I. & Allwood, A.J. 1985. A new family of Strepsiptera parasitising fruit flies (Tephritidae) in Australia. Systematic Entomology 10: 129-134 [130].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ adult, Melville Is., NT.
Paratype(s) QM 4♂ 1♀ adults, 2 triungulin larvae; ANIC 17♂ adults.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Endemic, NE coastal, N coastal, N Gulf, QLD, NT; Melville Is., Gove Peninsula, Darwin River.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Dacus aquilonis (May, 1965) [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus (Dacus) bellulus Drew & Hancock, 1981 [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus cacuminatus (Hering, 1941) [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus decurtans (May, 1965) [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus mayi Hardy, 1951 [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus neohumeralis Hardy, 1951 [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus peninsularis Drew & Hancock, 1981 [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus tenuifascia (May, 1965) [TEPHRITIDAE]; Dacus tryoni (Froggatt, 1897) [TEPHRITIDAE]), male—volant, parasitoid.
Extra Ecological Information
Also Dacus sp. nr musae; 2–6 parasites per host common.
General References
Kathirithamby, J. 1989. Review of the order Strepsiptera. Systematic Entomology 14: 41-92