Coccinellidae parasitoids in Brazil: neglected species in a mega-diverse country.
2015
TOGNI, P. H. B. | SOUZA, L. M. de | SICSU, P. R. | COSTA, V. A. | AMARAL, D. S. S. L. | FRANCO, A. C. | SUJII, E. R. | VENZON, M. | Depto de Zoologia, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF | LUCAS MACHADO DE SOUZA, CENARGEN | 4School of Life Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ, USA | Centro Experimental do Instituto Biológico, Instituto Biológico, Campinas, SP, Brasil | 2Depto de Entomologia, Univ Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil | Depto de Zoologia, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil | EDISON RYOITI SUJII, CENARGEN | Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais ? EPAMIG/UREZM, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.
Current knowledge on coccinellids is primarily focused on their role as natural enemies of soft-bodied insects. However, there is a great diversity of coccinellid parasitoid species that are less studied. Here, we describe new records of coccinellid parasitoids with emphasis on new host?parasitoid interactions in 11 sample sites in Brazil. We collected 122 coccinellid individuals parasitized by six species of parasitoids in the Cerrado and in the Atlantic Rainforest biomes. New records of coccinellid parasitoids and host associations, expansion of habitat ranges and interactions are discussed focusing on the lack of basic information on these interactions in Brazil.
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