The monotypic genera Epiplagiops Blanchard, 1943 and Tetragrapha Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891 are revised. Both are invalidated and synonymized with Chetogena Rondani, 1856. Their type-species, Epiplagiops littoralis Blanchard, 1943 and Tetragrapha tessellata Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1891, are studied, redescribed, illustrated, and transferred to Chetogena. A lectotype is designated for T. tesse...

the single type specimen of the unrecognized species, chetogena flaviceps (bigot), was examined and found to be a subjective senior synonym of the well-known new world species of chetogena scutellaris wulp. the genitalia of the holotype was dissected and illustrated in detail. a redescription of c. scutellaris, including the male genitalic characters is provided.

Sommario Descritte per la prima volta negli anni’20 del Novecento, le diete chetogeniche sono passate da dietoterapia “di nicchia” epilessie farmaco-resistenti o secondarie a rare malattie metaboliche (es. deficit di GLUT-1), trattamento diffuso patologie associate malnutrizione eccesso (diabete mellito tipo 2, obesità). Attualmente non esiste una definizione univoca, ma si possono individuare ...

The tachinid parasitoid Chetogena scutellaris (Wulp) was reared from southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), a new host record. When reared in cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), (a new host) and in fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), in the laboratory, C. scutellaris developed successfully ca. 30% of the time. Success of parasitism depended on the numbers of eggs...