Istocheta aldrichi

Istocheta aldrichi is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Originally from Japan, it has been introduced in North America in 1922 as a biocontrol to combat the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). It is established in northeastern North America. Larvae pupate inside the host beetle after hatching from an egg laid on the beetle's pronotum.^[3][4][5]

Istocheta aldrichi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Exoristinae
Tribe:	Blondeliini
Genus:	Istocheta
Species:	I. aldrichi
Binomial name
Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil, 1953)[1]
Synonyms
Centeter cinerea Aldrich, 1923[2] Hyperecteina aldrichi Mesnil, 1953[1]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russia, Taiwan.

References

1. Mesnil, L.P. (1953). "Note synonymique". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 58: 50.
2. Aldrich, J.M. (1923). "Two Asiatic muscoid flies parasitic on the so-called Japanese beetle" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 63 (6[ 2474]): 4 pp. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.63-2474.1. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
3. Gagnon, Marie-Eve; Giroux, Marjolaine (2019). "Records of the Japanese beetle and its parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil) (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Québec, Canada". The Tachinid Times (32). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
4. O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
5. Makovetski, Victoria; Abram, Paul K. (2024) "Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil) makes its biological control debut in British Columbia, Canada" The Tachinid Times (37) Retrieved 22 October 2024