Pupal parasitoids associated with Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a semiarid environment in Brazil

Tritrophic relations and spatial distribution of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Cerrado and Caatinga regions in Piauí, Brazil

“…Species of parasitoids of the genus Spalandia are generalists and parasitize pupae of various dipteran families, such as Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Drosophilidae, and Tephritidae. In Brazil, there are records of Spalangia parasitizing Anastrepha in the southeastern and center-west regions and parasitizing C. capitata in the semiarid region of Brazil (Uchôa-Fernandes et al, 2003;Gibson, 2009;Nicácio et al, 2011;Beitia et al, 2016;Silva et al, 2020). Therefore, these are the first reports of Spalangia sp.…”