Anotylus latiusculus (Kraatz) (Coleoptera : Staphylinidae) parasitising the puparium of Musca domestica L. in Malaysia

Abstract

The tiny, spiny-legged rove beetle, Anotylus latiusculus (Kraatz) emerged from house fly puparium collected from a vegetable farm in the Cameron Highlands, Pahang. This beetle parasitoid, and microhymenopteran Spalangia are natural enemies of flies. Spalangia spp. play important roles in regulating the fly population in Malaysia. However, this role is doubtful for the spinylegged rove beetle due to its scarcity.