First record of parasitoidism of Reduviidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) by Xanthomelanodes Townsend, 1893 (Insecta: Diptera: Tachinidae) in the Neotropical region

The parasitoidism of an adult female of Heniartes jaakkoi Wygodzinsky, 1947 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Apiomerini) by a female of Xanthomelanodes cf. brasiliensis Townsend, 1929 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae: Gymnosomatini), from Nova Friburgo, Brazil, is recorded. Previo...

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Main Authors: Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, Rodrigo de Vilhena Perez Dios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2023-04-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Entomología
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/81650
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Summary:The parasitoidism of an adult female of Heniartes jaakkoi Wygodzinsky, 1947 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Apiomerini) by a female of Xanthomelanodes cf. brasiliensis Townsend, 1929 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae: Gymnosomatini), from Nova Friburgo, Brazil, is recorded. Previous observations of Phasiinae eggs on three species of Harpactorinae had been made, but without record of the parasitoid species. This is the first record of parasitoidism in Reduviidae, including both the host and the parasitoid in the Neotropical region.
ISSN:0034-740X
0718-8994