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NEW HOST AND HABITAT FOR THE PARASITOID SPALANGIA DROSOPHILAE ASHMEAD (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) IN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This paper reports the occurrence of the parasitoid Spalangia drosophilae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) which were collected from pupae of Peckia chrysostoma (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by means of traps containing some human feces baits in a wooded area close to the Parque da Serra de Caldas Novas, Goiás, in the period from August to October, 2003. There were collected a total of 21 specimens of the parasitoid S. drosophilae from 97 pupae of P. chrysostoma. The prevalence of parasitism was 21.6%.

KEY WORDS:
Hymenoptera; Diptera; parasitoid; wood; Caldas Novas; Goiás

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