Entomological Communications (May 2023)

Parasitism of Aleurodicus pseudugesii Martin, 2008 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by Aleuroctonus marki Hansson & LaSalle, 2003 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in coconut trees in the state of Pará, Brazil

  • Aloyséia C. S. Noronha,
  • Valmir A. Costa,
  • Aurino F. Lima,
  • Leandro C. Silva,
  • Leonardo S. Duarte,
  • Regiane C. Vieira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec05001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5

Abstract

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The aim of this note is to report the parasitism of Aleurodicus pseudugesii Martin, 2008 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) nymphs by Aleuroctonus marki Hansson & LaSalle, 2003 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in coconut palm Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae) in Santa Izabel do Pará, a municipality in the Eastern Amazon. This is the first recorded instance of a parasitoid species in A. pseudugesii.

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