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APHAERETA SP. (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) AS PARASITOID OF SARCODEXIA LAMBENS (WIEDEMANN) (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE) IN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This article reports the first occurrence of the parasitoid Aphaereta sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on pupae of Sarcodexia lambens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Bovine liver was used as bait to collect the insects. In the study, 37 pupae of S. lambens were obtained, three of which yielded the parasitoid Aphaereta sp. The prevalence of parasitism was 8.1%.

KEY WORDS:
Diptera; Hymenoptera; parasitoid; fly; first occurrence.

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