First report of Eumerus mucidus (Diptera: Syrphidae) on Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) and from Armenia

Authors

  • Renata Piwowarczyk Jan Kochanowski University, Institute of Biology, Department of Botany, 15 Świętokrzyska St. 15, PL-25-406 Kielce, Poland
  • Łukasz Mielczarek Agricultural University, Department of Pomology and Apiculture, 29 Listopada St. 54, PL-31-425 Kraków, Polaand

Keywords:

hoverflies, broomrape, holoparasitic plant

Abstract

Larvae of Eumerus mucidus (Diptera: Syrphidae) are reported for the first time as boring channels in the fresh tubers and shoots of the holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (K. Koch) M.V. Agab. (Orobanchaceae), causing damage and breakage. Field surveys conducted in southern Armenia in May 2016 and Jun 2017 revealed infestations of C. armena with the larvae of E. mucidus in 1 locality in Ararat province, near Khor Virap, in semi-desert habitats. A single Cistanche plant was parasitized by several Eumerus larvae, and 20 to 30% of the total population was infested. This is the first record of E. mucidus outside Egypt and Israel.

 

 

Sumario

Se informan por primera vez las larvas de Eumerus mucidus (Diptera: Syrphidae) como barrenanadores que hacen canales en los tubérculos frescos y brotes de la planta holoparasitaria Cistanche armena (K. Koch) M.V. Agab. (Orobanchaceae), causando daño y rotura. Los sondeos de campo realizados en el sur de Armenia en may del 2016 y jun del 2017 revelaron infestaciones de C. armena con larvas de E. mucidus en 1 localidad de la provincia de Ararat, cerca de Khor Virap, en hábitats semidesérticos. Una sola planta de Cistanche fue parasitada por varias larvas de Eumerus y el 20 para 30% del total de la población estaba infestada. Este es el primer registro de E. mucidus fuera de Egipto e Israel.

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Author Biographies

Renata Piwowarczyk, Jan Kochanowski University, Institute of Biology, Department of Botany, 15 Świętokrzyska St. 15, PL-25-406 Kielce, Poland

Department of Botany, Assistan Professor

Łukasz Mielczarek, Agricultural University, Department of Pomology and Apiculture, 29 Listopada St. 54, PL-31-425 Kraków, Polaand

PhD

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Published

2019-04-27

Issue

Vol. 101, No. 3 (September 2018)

Section

Scientific Notes

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