Diolcogaster flammeus sp. nov. from Brazil, a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of importance in biological control

ABSTRACT A new species of Diolcogaster (Ashmead, 1900) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is described and illustrated. Additionally, a key to all New World species formally published of the xanthaspis species-group (to which the new species belongs) is provided. The solitary larval parasitoid Diolcogaster flammeus sp. nov. was collected in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. This natural enemy was reared from caterpillars of Agaraea minuta (Schaus, 1892) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) feeding on plants of spiked spiralflag ginger, Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. and ginger spiral, Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe var. spiralis (Costaceae). The fauna of the xanthaspis group in the New World included just three published species prior to this publication. Diolcogaster flammeus sp. nov. is the only yellow-orange species of the xanthaspis group recorded in the New World thus far.

El género Cresera Schaus, 1894 (Lepidoptera: Arctiinae) en el Perú: diversidad y patrones de distribución geográfica

El género Cresera Schaus, 1894 consta de 12 especies, 8 de las cuales ocurren en Perú. Se proporciona una diagnosis de reconocimiento de las especies en base a los caracteres de coloración de las alas, dándose a conocer los patrones de distribuciones geográficas en el Perú

The genus Cresera Schaus, 1894 comprises 12 species, 8 of which occur in Peru. A recognition diagnosis based on wings coloring characters is given for the species on this genus as well as the geographic distribution patterns for Peru

Siete nuevos registros de Arctiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) para Perú

Se presenta siete nuevos registros de Arctiini (Erebidae: Lepidoptera) para Perú. Algunas de las especies son raras en colecciones. Cada nuevo reporte pertenece a géneros diferentes, proporcionando para cada género las especies que ocurren en el Perú, basado en colecciones y las fuentes bibliográficas de las descripciones originales. Se da a conocer un nuevo sinónimo para Agyrtiola niepelti Gaede, 1926

Seven new Arctiini (Erebidae: Lepidoptera) are reported for Peru. Some of the species are rare among collections. Each new report belongs to different genera and the species given for each genus are those occurring in Peru, according to collections and literature references from their original descriptions. A new synonym is also reported for Agyrtiola niepelti Gaede, 1926