An illustrated key to Neotropical species of the genus Meteorus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae)

Abstract

A comprehensive key for 75 species of Meteorus distributed across 15 Neotropical countries is presented. Eleven new species from Bolivia, Costa Rica and Ecuador are described: Meteorus albistigma, Meteorus carolae, Meteorus eurysaccavorus, Meteorus fallacavus, Meteorus flavistigma, Meteorus haimowitzi, Meteorus magnoculus, Meteorus martinezi, Meteorus microcavus, Meteorus noctuivorus and Meteorus orion. Expanded range distributions are recorded for Meteorus andreae, Meteorus farallonensis, Meteorus guineverae, Meteorus jerodi, Meteorus kraussi, Meteorus papiliovorus and Meteorus quimbayensis. The host of Meteorus jerodi is reported for the first time: a noctuid larva feeding on Asteraceae. Meteorus papiliovorus is recorded attacking Papilionidae larvae in Ecuador, therefore displaying a similar host family preference as formerly documented from Costa Rica and Colombia.

Parasitoid Distribution and Parasitism of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Different Maize Producing Regions of Uganda

“…We did not dissect the dead larvae and pupae to check for the presence of parasitoids. Emerged parasitoids were examined and identified to the family/genus level using published identification guides for Platygastridae [ 40 ], Braconids [ 41 , 42 , 43 ], Ichneumonidae [ 44 ], and Tachinidae [ 45 , 46 ]. This was followed by DNA barcoding to confirm the identity of the parasitoids (details described below).…”

Meteorus lucianae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new parasitoid of the bud borer Crocidosema aporema (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)

“…DCBU00000). Morphological terminology follows Sharkey and Wharton (1997), microsculpture terminology follows Harris (1979), measurements are taken as proposed by Aguirre et al (2015). The description is based on the holotype and the variation found in paratypes is presented in parenthesis.…”

Nuevos registros de bracónidos (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoides de gusano cogollero, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) en Durango, México

“…Se usaron las claves de Wharton et al (1999) y la clasificación taxonómica según Yu et al (2016). La identificación de especies de Meteorus fue corroborada a través de la comparación del material preservado con especímenes de referencia de la colección de insectos del Museo MIFA de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas y del Colegio de Posgraduados, además se utilizaron las diagnosis publicadas en Aguirre et al (2011Aguirre et al ( , 2015 y Muesebeck (1923).…”

“…Dentro de esta familia se encuentran especies del género Meteorus Haliday, 1835, parasitoides koinobiontes de coleópteros y lepidópteros, con 356 especies descritas (Aguirre et al 2015;Yu et al 2016). Para la región Neártica se han reportado 37 especies de Meteorus, tres de ellas como parasitoides de gusano cogollero (Gutiérrez-Ramírez et al 2015a;Yu et al 2016).…”