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NEW HABITAT FOR TRICHOPRIA SP. (HYMENOPTERA: DIAPRIIDAE) IN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This study reportsa new habitat for Trichopria sp. (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) found in buffalo dung in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. Manure samples, collected at two-week intervals, were taken to the laboratory and the pupae were extracted by water flotation. Each pupa was placed in a capsule of colorless gelatin until the emergence of flies or their parasitoids. The parasitism percentage was 1.4%.

KEY WORDS:
Diptera; Hymenoptera; buffalo dung; first occurrence; new habitat.

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