Species of microhimenopterous of genera Spalangia (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Spalanginae) collected in several substracts in the South of Goiás, Brazil

Abstract

This note had the objective reports, the species of Spalangia in pupae of dipterous present in several substracts, collected in the South of State of Goiás, Brazil, from May 1998 to June 2004. The dipterous pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergence of the flies and/or their parasitoids. The overall percentage of parasitism was 1.82%. The percentage of parasitism presented by the parasitoid species Spalangia drosophilae Ashmead, Spalangia endius Walker and Spalangia nigra Latrielle were of 2.63%, 0.92% and 0.14%, respectively.

Keywords

• Diptera
• Hymenoptera
• parasitoids
• baits
• traps