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NASONIA VITRIPENNIS (WALKER) (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) GREGARIOUS PARASITOID IN PUPAE OF PECKIA CHRYSOSTOMA (WIEDEMANN) (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE) IN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This paper reports the occurrence of the gregarious parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in pupae of Peckia chrysostoma (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by means of traps containing some bovine liver baits in the Parque da Serra de Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil, in the period from August to October, 2003. Collection was made of a total of 455 specimens of parasitoids from 30 pupae of P. chrysostoma. The percentage of parasitism was 50%.

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

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