First record of Coptera haywardi Loiácono (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) as a parasitoid of fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in Brazil

This study reports the first occurrence of <i>Coptera haywardi</i> Loiácono as a pupal parasitoid of fruit-infesting Tephritidae in Brazil. We reared this diapriid from fruits of <i>Eugenia uniflora</i> (Surinam cherry) infested by <i>Anastrepha fraterculus</i> (W...

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Autores: Aguiar Menezes, Elen L., Menezes, Eurípedes B., Loiácono, Marta Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/35275
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/35275
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Braconidae
Coptera haywardi
Figitidae
fruit fly
Diapriidae
Insecta
Doryctobracon areolatus
Hymenoptera
Proctotrupoidea
Pteromalidae
Spalangia endius
Brasil
moscas-da-fruta
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Sumario:This study reports the first occurrence of <i>Coptera haywardi</i> Loiácono as a pupal parasitoid of fruit-infesting Tephritidae in Brazil. We reared this diapriid from fruits of <i>Eugenia uniflora</i> (Surinam cherry) infested by <i>Anastrepha fraterculus</i> (Wiedemann) and/or <i>Anastrepha sororcula</i> Zucchi. We also identified two other species of pupal parasitoids: <i>Pachrycrepoideus vindemmiae</i> Rondani and <i>Spalangia endius</i> Walker (Pteromalidae). Four species of larval-pupal parasitoids were also recorded: <i>Doryctobracon areolatus</i> (Szépligeti), <i>Utetes</i> (<i>Bracanastrepha</i>) <i>anastrephae</i> (Viereck), <i>Opius bellus</i> Gahan (Braconidae) and <i>Aganaspis pelleranoi</i> (Brèthes) (Figitidae).