First record of Cotesia scotti () (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) comb. nov. parasitising Spodoptera cosmioides (Walk, 1858) and Spodoptera eridania (Stoll, 1782) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil

ABSTRACT This is the first report of Cotesia scotti (Valerio and Whitfield) comb. nov. in Brazil, attacking larvae of the black armyworm, Spodoptera cosmioides, and the southern armyworm, S. eridania. The moth larvae were found respectively, infesting a protected cropping of organic tomato in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil, and a transgenic soybean crop in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil. Biological, molecular and morphological characters were used to confirm the identity of the specimens. Parasitoid identification presented a challenge since the species has most diagnostic characters of the genus Cotesia Cameron, but few in the poorly defined genus Parapanteles Ashmead. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, we transfer Parapanteles scotti to the genus Cotesia. The new combination is discussed by comparison with morphologically similar species and available molecular data.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Freitas,Josiane Garcia de, Takahashi,Tamara Akemi, Figueiredo,Lara L., Fernandes,Paulo M., Camargo,Luiza Figueiredo, Watanabe,Isabela Midori, Foerster,Luís Amilton, Fernandez-Triana,José, Shimbori,Eduardo Mitio
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262019000300238
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