Neotropical Entomology 36(4): 629-631 (2007) Parasitismo de Pupas de Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolinae) por Conura morleyi (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae: Chalcidini) em AlagoasRESumO -Este trabalho registra o parasitismo de pupas de Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel por Conura morleyi (Ashmead) em Alagoas. Essa espécie de parasitóide exibiu desenvolvimento de forma gregária, tendo sido observada a saída de 146 indivíduos por pupa através de um único orifício, e com proporção sexual de um macho para uma fêmea.
PALAvRAS-CHAvE: Insecta, biogeografia, Cocos nucifera, parasitóide, SpilochalcisABSTRACT -This scientific note reports the association between the parasitoid Conura morleyi (Ashmead) and Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel pupae in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. This parasitoid exhibits gregarious development, with production up to 146 individuals per pupa throughout a single opening. The sex proportion of the parasitoids was one male for one female.
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