Conura baturitei sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae): a hyperparasitoid of spiders through Zatypota riverai (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Author(s)

Tavares, Marcelo Teixeira ^[1] ; Villanueva-Bonilla, German Antonio ^[2] ; Sobczak, Jober Fernando ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Espirito Santo, Dept Ciencias Biol, BR-29075910 Vitoria, ES - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Integracao Int Lusofonia Afrobrasileira, Inst Ciencias Exatas & Nat, Rod Ce 060, Redencao, Ceara - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4624, n. 2, p. 267-274, JUN 28 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Conura, the largest genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), is mostly distributed in the New World where 295 of the 301 described species occur. Chalcididae are in some cases hyperparasitoids of insects. In this study, we report the unusual association of the hyperparasitoid Conura baturitei sp. nov. with spider species of the genus Theridion Walckenaer (Theridiidae) through Zatypota riverai Gauld (Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae, Polysphincta genus-group), a primary ectoparasitoid of spiders. The new species is described and illustrated, and the host-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid interaction is discussed. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/50940-2 - INCT 2014: of the Hymenoptera Parasitoid
• Grantee: Angélica Maria Penteado Martins Dias
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants