FIRST OCCURRENCE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF CRYPTONTSIRA PARVA (MUESEBECK, 1941) (HYMENOPTERA, BRACONIDAE) PARASITIZING LYCTUS BRUNNEUS (STEPHENS, 1830) (COLEOPTERA, BOSTRICHIDAE) IN SOUTH AMERICA

Henrique Trevisan, Thiago Sampaio de Souza, Angélica Maria Penteado-Dias

Abstract


The current study describes the first record in South America and the sexual behavior of Cryptontsira parva (Muesebeck, 1941) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) parasitizing Lyctus brunneus (Stephens, 1830) (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae, Lyctinae). We also include a brief report of the ethological reproductive aspects the C. parva under laboratory conditions by providing information to support research on biological control of L. brunneus.

Keywords


biological control; borer; parasitoid–host relationship; reproductive aspects; wasp

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2021.2503.12

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