Abstract

SALGADO-NETO, Geraldo  and  LOPES-DA-SILVA, Marcelo. First report of parasitism on pupae of Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus Stichel (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) by Conura (Conura) maculata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Rev. Bras. entomol. [online]. 2011, vol.55, n.2, pp. 285-286.  Epub June 24, 2011. ISSN 0085-5626.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262011005000016.

First report of parasitism on pupae of Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus Stichel (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) by Conura (Conura) maculata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This scientific note records the parasitism on pupae of Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus Stichel (1904) by Conura (Conura) maculata (Fabricius). This is a report of this interaction in the subtropical region of South America and the first report of the occurrence of this parasitoid in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Keywords : Biological control; natural enemy; palms; parasitoids wasps.