First Report of the Infestation of Ophiorrhabda mormopa (Meyrick, 1906) (Tortricidae) on Flowers and Fruits of Syzygium aqueum and S. samarangense (Myrtaceae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Infestation of Ophiorrhabda mormopa (Meyrick, 1906) (Tortricidae) on flowers and fruits of Syzygium aqueum and S. samarangense (Myrtaceae) is newly reported from Kerala, India. Diagnosis of O. mormopa, including male and female genitalia, is provided. Mean intensity of infestation on flower buds of S. aqueum was 25.86 % and 35.6 % respectively in two localities. On S. samarangense, 13.3 % was the mean flower infestation. Chrysonotomyia sp. (Eulophidae) and an unidentified Bethylidae (both Hymenoptera) are reported as larval parasitoids of O. mormopa. This is the first report of O. mormopa on S. samarangense and Syzygium myrtifolium.