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

Autor(es)

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

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4624, n. 2, p. 267-274, JUN 28 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/50940-2 - INCT 2014: dos Hymenoptera Parasitóides
• Beneficiário: Angélica Maria Penteado Martins Dias
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático