Cotesia invirae, sp. nov., from South Brazil: a new gregarious microgastrine wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from Opsiphanes invirae (Nymphalidae) feeding on palms

A new species of microgastrine wasp, Cotesia invirae Salgado-Neto & Whitfield, sp. nov., is described from southern Brazil in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. This species is a koinobiont gregarious larval endoparasitoid and spins a common mass of cocoons underneath the host caterpillars of Opsip...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 2019-04, Vol.63 (2), p.136-140
Main Authors: Salgado-Neto, Geraldo, Whitfield, James Bryan, Garcia, Flávio Roberto Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caterpillars
Cocoons
ENTOMOLOGY
Feeding
New species
Nymphalidae
Opsiphanes invirae
Palmaceae
Physical characteristics
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new species of microgastrine wasp, Cotesia invirae Salgado-Neto & Whitfield, sp. nov., is described from southern Brazil in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. This species is a koinobiont gregarious larval endoparasitoid and spins a common mass of cocoons underneath the host caterpillars of Opsiphanes invirae (Huebner, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), feeding on the palm trees Syagrus romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.; Livistona chinensis (N.J. Jacquim) R. Brown; Roystonea regia (HBK) O.F. Cook; Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Wendland & Drude (Palmaceae). Morphological, molecular, biological, ecological and geographical data are integrated to describe the new species.
ISSN:0085-5626
1806-9665
1806-9665
DOI:10.1016/j.rbe.2019.02.003