Parasitism of Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Brassolinae) Pupae by Conura morleyi (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae, Chalcidini), in the State of Alagoas, Brazil

This scientific note reports the association between the parasitoid Conura morleyi (Ashmead) and Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel pupae in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. This parasitoid exhibits gregarious development, with production up to 146 individuals per pupa throughout a single opening. The sex proportion of the parasitoids was one male for one female.

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Main Authors: Marcicano,Maria-Dulce L., Lima,Iracilda M.M., Tavares,Marcelo T., Casagrande,Mirna M.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 2007
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2007000400026
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