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Scientific Note • Neotrop. entomol. 36 (4) • Aug 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-566X2007000400026   copy

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

Parasitismo de Pupas de Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolinae) por Conura morleyi (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae: Chalcidini) em Alagoas

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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.

Insecta; biogeography; parasitoid; Cocos nucifera; Spilochalcis

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