Parasitismo de pupas de Argon lota Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) por Brachymeria pandora (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) no Rio Grande do Sul

Salgado-Neto, Geraldo; Di Mare, Rocco A; Lopes-da-Silva, Marcelo

Parasitismo de pupas de Argon lota Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) por Brachymeria pandora (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) no Rio Grande do Sul / Parasitism of Argon lota Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) by Brachymeria pandora (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Salgado-Neto, Geraldo; Di Mare, Rocco A; Lopes-da-Silva, Marcelo.

Salgado-Neto, Geraldo; Univ Federal de Santa Maria. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas. Depto de Biologia. Santa Maria. BR
Di Mare, Rocco A; Univ Federal de Santa Maria. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas. Depto de Biologia. Santa Maria. BR
Lopes-da-Silva, Marcelo; Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Lab de Quarentena Vegetal. Unidade Laboratorial de Entomologia. Brasília. BR

Neotrop. entomol ; 39(2): 311-312, mar.-abr. 2010.

Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-547698

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This note reports the first record of parasitism of Argon lota Hewitson pupae by the facultative gregarious parasitoid Brachymeria pandora (Crawford). Up to six adults (three males and three females) of B. pandora were observed to emerge from a single A. lota pupa.

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Animals; Hymenoptera/physiology; Lepidoptera/parasitology; Brazil

Biological control; Natural enemy; Palm tree pest; Parasitoid wasp

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Hymenoptera / Lepidoptera Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Neotrop. entomol Journal subject: Biology / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia/BR / Univ Federal de Santa Maria/BR

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