Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 551, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Thamar University, Yemen.
J Med Entomol. 2022 Sep 14;59(5):1556-1561. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjac080.
Chalcid Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius), formerly known as Brachymeria fonscolombei (Dufour), is a parasitoid wasp that infests dipteran larvae of fly, Sarcophaga dux (Thomson), (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) recovered from the dead body of sheep in Bisha City, Asir region-Saudi Arabia. S. dux larvae were infested by B. podagrica. The first instar larvae and pupae of B. podagrica were found inside the larvae and pupae of S. dux. The adults of the parasitic wasp emerged from the pupae of the host. Adults and larvae of the parasitoid wasp were observed under a dissecting microscope. Identification was made by following the identification keys. It was confirmed that it was B. podagrica, which is herewith reported for the first time in Saudi Arabia.
圆斑股小蜂（Brachymeria podagrica）（Fabricius），原名圆斑股小蜂（Brachymeria fonscolombei）（Dufour），是一种寄生蜂，寄生于在沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区比沙市从绵羊尸体中采集到的双翅目蝇类幼虫（Sarcophaga dux）（Thomson）（双翅目：麻蝇科）。S. dux 幼虫被 B. podagrica 寄生。第一龄幼虫和 B. podagrica 的蛹被发现存在于 S. dux 的幼虫和蛹内。寄生蜂的成虫从宿主的蛹中羽化出来。在解剖显微镜下观察到成虫和幼虫。通过鉴定关键特征进行了鉴定。确认它是 B. podagrica，这是它在沙特阿拉伯的首次报道。
