Conopid flies (Diptera: Conopidae) parasitizing Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Centridini)

Parasites of adult bees are almost exclusively flies and the most important of them are conopids. This note registers for the first time the association of species of Physocephala (Diptera: Conopidae) with Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius). From 26 females and nine males of the host species found dead inside trap-nests on the campus of the University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 35 parasitoids were obtained belonging to nine species of Physocephala. The data show that C. analis is a host to several conopid flies, and suggest that such parasitoids can play an important role in population control of this bee species.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Santos,Alex M., Serrano,José C., Couto,Ricardo M., Rocha,Leonardo S.G., Mello-Patiu,Cátia A., Garófalo,Carlos A.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 2008
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2008000500018
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