Ne. Woodley, A NEW SPECIES OF LYDELLA (DIPTERA, TACHINIDAE) FROM MEXICO WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE DEFINITION OF THE GENUS, Bulletin of entomological research, 84(1), 1994, pp. 131-136
Following the discovery of Lydella jalisco sp. n. (from jalisco, Mexic
o), a parasite of the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) (Lepi
doptera: Pyralidae), the limits of the genus Lydella Robineau-Desvoidy
have been widened to include Diatraeophaga Townsend syn. n., Metoposi
syrops Townsend syn. n., and Metagonistylum Townsend syn. n. All speci
es regarded as belonging to Lydella are listed, with L. minense (Towns
end) comb. n., L. oryzae (Townsend) comb. n., L. scirpophagae (Chao &
Shi) comb. n., L. sesamiae (Mesnil) comb. n., and L. striatalis (Towns
end) comb. n.