two species of tachinidae, masicera sphingivora (robineau & desvoidy) and bithia glirina (rondani), were collected from pupae and larvae of hyles euphorbiae (l.) (lep.: sphingidae) and chamaesphecia schizoceriformis kolenati (lep.: sesiidae) respectively. masicera sphingivora belongs to the subfamily exoristinae and has mostly been reared from the larvae of sphingidae, especially the genus hyle...
