Choeras psarae

Choeras psarae is a species of braconid wasp in the subfamily Microgastrinae of the family Braconidae.^[1] It was first described in 1927 by D.S. Wilkinson^[2] as Microgaster psarae.^[1][3] In 1981, Mason transferred the species to the ganus Choeras,^[4][5] a decision accepted by Fernandez-Triana et al,^[4] and Korean authorities.^[1]

Choeras psarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Subfamily:	Microgastrinae
Genus:	Choeras
Species:	C. psarae
Binomial name
Choeras psarae (Wilkinson, 1927)
Synonyms
Microgaster psarae Wilkinson, 1927[1] Apanteles psarae (Wilkinson,1927)[2]

In a later paper (1929), Wilkinson stated that the specimens used to describe the species in 1927 had been bred from the host moths Psara bipunctalis (collected in Kuala Lumpur) and Pilocrocis (Pachyzancla) aegrotalis (collected in Nilambur, Madras, India).^[6]

This species has been found in Malaysia, India,^[6][4] Thailand,^[7][4] on the Korean Peninsula,^[1][4] and also in Taiwan, and Sri Lanka.^[4]