First First record of Phaenoglyphis villosa (Hartig, 1841) in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae)

Abstract

Phaenoglyphis villosa (Hartig, 1841) (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) is a secondary endoparasitoid of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a subfamily which are important primary parasitoids of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). It is here registered for the first time in Brazil, collected from primary parasitoids in field-exposed aphids. Phaenoglyphis villosa was recorded during wheat crop season (winter and spring), emerging from Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758) mummies (n = 35♀). It was also recorded from Sitobion avenae (Fabricius, 1775) mummies, in wheat crop season (late winter) (n = 13♀) and black oat crop season (late autumn) (n = 1♀). We suggest three possible primary braconid parasitoids as hosts to this hyperparasitoid: Aphidius platensis Brèthes, 1913, Aphidius rhopalosiphi de Stefani-Perez, 1902, and Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetzki, 1960.

Aphid‐parasitoids trophic relationship in a cereal crop succession system: Population oscillation and food webs

“…Parasitoid specimens were identified based on species descriptions and keys (Pennacchio, 1989; Tomanović et al, 2003; Kavallieratos et al, 2008; Starý & Lukáš, 2009; Tomanović et al, 2014; Tomanović et al, 2018; Santos et al, 2019). Hyperparasitoids were identified with taxonomy keys and descriptions (Ferrer‐Suay et al, 2019; Santos et al, 2020). Insects were deposited at Entomology Collection of Embrapa Trigo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil (faithful keeper), besides that, a reference collection of cereal aphid parasitoids (double mounting) was deposited at Museum of Natural Sciences of Secretariat for the Environment and Infrastructure (SEMA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.…”

The Potential of the Figitidae Family as Natural Insect Regulators Pests (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

“…However, although entomophagous insects are essential for maintaining the population balance of phytophagous insects, these usually occur in insufficient quantity to promote effective control of insect pest populations. Due to this, it is necessary to carry out periodic releases to provide the maintenance of populations of natural enemies for pest control [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] .…”