First record of Conura morleyi (Ashmead, 1904) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) parasitizing Brassolis sp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Mariáh Tibcherani; Rodrigo Aranda; Ramon Mello

doi:10.15560/12.5.1981

Check List 12(5): e19583, doi: 10.15560/12.5.1981

First record of Conura morleyi (Ashmead, 1904) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) parasitizing Brassolis sp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Mariáh Tibcherani^‡, Rodrigo Aranda^‡, Ramon Luciano Mello^‡

‡ Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Corresponding author: Mariáh Tibcherani ( mariah.biologia@gmail.com )

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Citation: Tibcherani M, Aranda R, Mello R (2016) First record of Conura morleyi (Ashmead, 1904) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) parasitizing Brassolis sp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Check List 12(5): 1981. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1981

Abstract

We report the first record of Conuramorleyi (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) parasitizing pupae of Brassolis sp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Fifty-four individuals of C.morleyi emerged from two pupae of Brassolis collected in an urban area of Campo Grande. With our new record, the genus Conura is now represented in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul by 15 species. Our record of C. morleyi in Mato Grosso do Sul represents a range extension for this species.

Keywords

Brazilian savanna; Cerrado; parasitoid; Neotropics; Chalcidinae