Parasitoides de dípteros coletados em excrementos de animais no sul de Goiás / Parasitoids of dipterous collected in animal excrements in Southern Goiás, Brazil

This study determined the species of microhymenopterous of Diptera present in cattle and buffalo dung, from May 2003 to June 2004 and from April 2006 to March 2007 in chicken manure. All samples were collected in Southern Goiás State, Brazil. The dipterous pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergence of the flies and/or their parasitoids. The percentages of parasitism in cattle dung and chicken manure were 12.4% and 10.0%, respectively.

Parasitóides de Diptera coletados em áreas florestal, rural e urbana em Monte Alegre, MG / Parasitoids of Diptera collected in forest, rural, and urban areas in Monte Alegre, MG

This study determined the species of parasitoids of Diptera present in forest, rural, and urban areas in the municipality of Monte Alegre, MG, from March to November 2006. The percentages of parasitism in forest, rural, and urban areas were 14.3 percent, 11.0 percent, and 18.8 percent, respectively. The most frequent species (34.7 percent) was Triplasta atrocoxalis (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Figitidae).