Ovipositing behaviour of Compsobracon mirabilis (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in a cerrado habitat, southeastern Brazil


Autoria(s): Santos,Jean C.; Viana,Leonardo R.; Silveira,Fernando A. O.; Penteado-Dias,Angélica M.; Fernandes,G. Wilson
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01/03/2004

Resumo

The oviposition behaviour of the braconid parasitoid, Compsobracon mirabilis ( Szépligeti, 1901) is described. Observations were conducted in a cerrado region located in Três Marias, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The oviposition occurred in a branch of Alibertia concolor (Cham.) K. Schum. 1889 (Rubiaceae), inside of which there were thirteen larvae of an unidentified species of Lepidoptera.

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Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia v.48 n.1 2004

Palavras-Chave #Alibertia concolor #Braconidae #Hymenoptera #oviposition behaviour #parasitism
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journal article