Abstract

AGUIAR-MENEZES, Elen L.; MENEZES, Euripedes B.  and  LOIACONO, Marta S.. First record of Coptera haywardi Loiácono (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) as a parasitoid of fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in Brazil. Neotrop. Entomol. [online]. 2003, vol.32, n.2, pp. 355-358. ISSN 1519-566X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1519-566X2003000200025.

This study reports the first occurrence of Coptera haywardi Loiácono as a pupal parasitoid of fruit-infesting Tephritidae in Brazil. We reared this diapriid from fruits of Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry) infested by Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) and/or Anastrepha sororcula Zucchi. We also identified two other species of pupal parasitoids: Pachrycrepoideus vindemmiae Rondani and Spalangia endius Walker (Pteromalidae). Four species of larval-pupal parasitoids were also recorded: Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti), Utetes (Bracanastrepha) anastrephae (Viereck), Opius bellus Gahan (Braconidae) and Aganaspis pelleranoi (Brèthes) (Figitidae).

Keywords : Insecta; fruit fly; Proctotrupoidea; Braconidae; Figitidae; Pteromalidae.