Neotropical Entomology (2009) 38, 550-552

Maria-Dulce L. Marcicano, Silvio S. Nihei and Iracilda M.M. Lima (2009)
First host record for Winthemia analis (Macquart) (Diptera: Tachinidae: Exoristinae) in Brazil: Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolinae)
Neotropical Entomology 38 (4), 550-552
Abstract: Hymenopteran and dipteran endoparasitoids are reported acting as pupae endoparasitoids of Brassolis sophorae (L.). Concerning the scientific and economic importance of these interspecific relationship, and aiming to increase the knowledge related to natural and conservative biological control, the present study records Winthemia analis (Macquart) as larval-pupal parasitoid of Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. This report presents some data on the bioecology of this parasitoid, on its distributional range in Brazil and a host species for the first time.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Brassolis sophorae	Coconut (Cocos nucifera)	Brazil (NE)
Winthemia analis (parasitoid)	Brassolis sophorae	Coconut (Cocos nucifera)	Brazil (NE)