Parasitism of Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Brassolinae) Pupae by Conura morleyi (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae, Chalcidini), in the State of Alagoas, Brazil
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Date
2007
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Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil
Abstract
This scientific note reports the association between the parasitoid Conura morleyi (Ashmead) and Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel pupae in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. This parasitoid exhibits gregarious development, with production up to 146 individuals per pupa throughout a single opening. The sex proportion of the parasitoids was one male for one female.
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insecta, biogeography, parasitoid, coconut, spilochalcis
Citation
Neotropical Entomology Vol.: 36, No.: 4, August 2007 [Page 629-631]