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

ABSTRACT

This study reports new habitat and host for the parasitoid Trichopria sp. (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) which were collected from pupae of Peckia chrysostoma (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by means of traps containing some bovine kidney baits in Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in December of 2003. A total of 41 specimens of the parasitoid Trichopria sp. were collected from 155 pupae of P. chrysostoma. The prevalence of parasitism was 0.65%. This study reports the first occurrence of poliembriony in Trichopria sp. in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

KEY WORDS:
Diptera; Hymenoptera; Diapriidae; bovine kidney; Lavras; Minas Gerais.

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