Dipteran parasitoid complex

Dipteran parasitoid complex on Helicoverpa species:

A list of dipteran parasitoids invading Helicoverpa species can be summarized bellow (table1).

Table no.1: Dipteran Parasitoids on Helicoverpa species.

Order/family	H.armigera	H.assulata	H.peltigera	Total parasitoid species	Reference
Diptera Sarcophagidae	1	-	-	1	Achan et al., (1968)
Tachinidae	26	4	6	27	”     ”        ”
Chloropidae	1	-	-	1	”     ”        ”

Manjunath et al., 1985 cited 27 species of tachinidae on Helicoverpa spp. while referring the work of Achan et al., (1968) who made mention of 17 tachinid species. Lingappa et al., (2001) mentioned 30 species of tachinidae on bollworm.