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Fahd Mohammed Abd Al Galil, Lamya Ahmed Al-Keridis, Fahd A Al-Mekhlafi, Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Amri, Mohammed S Al-Khalifa, First Record of Brachymeria podagrica (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Bisha City, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia, Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 59, Issue 5, September 2022, Pages 1556–1561, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac080
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Abstract
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.