scholarly journals Morphological characterization of immature stages of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) ectoparasitoid of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 157-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cleder Pezzini ◽  
Simone Mundstock Jahnke ◽  
Andreas Köhler
2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-267
Author(s):  
Elania Fernandes ◽  
Elton Araujo ◽  
Itala Souza ◽  
Mariana Souza ◽  
Glauber Nunes

Author(s):  
Fatima Badran ◽  
Yaghoub Fathipour ◽  
Abdoolnabi Bagheri ◽  
Mohammadreza Attaran ◽  
Gadi V P Reddy

Abstract The functional and numerical responses of Habrobracon hebetor (Say) were assessed over 30 sequential generations (G) on different densities (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 fifth-instar larvae) of the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller). Seven tested generations (G2inf, G4inf, G6inf, G8inf, G10inf, G15inf, and G30inf) had already been naturally infected by a fungus species, whereas only the second generation (G2) had the colonies of both infected (G2inf) and uninfected (G2uninf) individuals. All infected generations, as well as the uninfected generation, showed a Type III functional response. A high variation was found in the handling times (Th) of the parasitoid through 30 sequential generations, and G10inf had the longest handling time. The shortest handling time and the maximum estimated attack rate (T/Th) were observed in G2inf. No significant difference in terms of the number of parasitized hosts was found among all infected generations, as well as between G2inf and G2uninf. Although the handling times in G2inf and G2uninf were close to each other, the attack coefficient of G2uninf was more than that of G2inf. The attack coefficient and handling time of infected generations increased from G2inf to G10inf and then decreased in the higher generations. The most plausible parameters of functional response of infected generations were observed in Ginf. A negative relationship between eggs laid and host densities was observed in the infected generations (G2inf, G4inf, G6inf, G8inf, and G10inf). G2uninf and, among infected generations, Ginf were the best generations for practical utilization in inundative release programs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-39
Author(s):  
Cleder Pezzini ◽  
Simone Mundstock Jahnke ◽  
Andreas Köhler ◽  
Emanuela Somavilla

Fatores abióticos como fotoperíodo podem afetar os processos de interação entre o ectoparasitoide Habrobracon hebetor e seu hospedeiro Ephestia kuehniella. Sendo assim, objetivou-se avaliar o desenvolvimento e os parâmetros de esperança de vida e de fertilidade de H. hebetor, parasitando E. kuehniella sob diferentes fotoperíodos. Os parasitoides desenvolveram-se durante a fase pré-imaginal em três diferentes fotoperíodos (claro/escuro) 24:0, 12:12 e 0:24, e os adultos oriundos de cada um dos tratamentos ficaram expostos a 0, 12 e 24 horas de fotofase, perfazendo nove tratamentos. Um casal de parasitoides foi inserido por placa de Petri contendo 10 larvas de quinto instar de E. kuehniella, e a cada 24 horas eram retirados e transferidos para uma nova placa com 10 larvas, até a morte da fêmea. A duração do período pré-imaginal em escotofase foi significativamente maior que os períodos com fotofases de 12 e 24 horas. A longevidade das fêmeas e dos machos não diferiu entre os tratamentos. A esperança de vida das fêmeas variou de 7,7 a 10,2 dias. As taxas líquidas de reprodução dos parasitoides criados em fotofase de 12 e 24 horas foram em média de 52,7 a 63,7, maiores que em escotofase (22,9 a 27,9).


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5082 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-277
Author(s):  
AGOSTINHO C. NASCIMENTO-PEREIRA ◽  
MAYCON SEBASTIÃO ALBERTO SANTOS NEVES ◽  
ANTHONY ÉRICO GUIMARÃES ◽  
MONIQUE DE ALBUQUERQUE MOTTA ◽  
RICARDO LOURENÇO-DE-OLIVEIRA

We discovered the immature stages of Wyeomyia shannoni Lane & Cerqueira, 1942, unknown for almost 80 years, and found that they, as well as the adult male, are identical with those previously described for Sabethes (Peytonulus) paradoxus Harbach, 2002. Consequently, the species described by Lane and Cerqueira is here considered a senior synonym of Sa. paradoxus and is transferred to the genus Sabethes, hereafter named Sabethes (Peytonulus) shannoni (Lane & Cerqueira, 1942), comb. n. As the name shannoni is preoccupied in the genus Sabethes, the species known as Sabethes (Sabethes) shannoni Cerqueira, 1961 is here renamed Sabethes (Sabethes) cerqueirai Nascimento-Pereira, Neves, Lourenço-de-Oliveira & Motta, nom. n. We improved the morphological characterization of Sa. (Pey.) shannoni (Lane & Cerqueira) by including an illustration of the female genitalia, larval mouthparts and the female genital lobe of the pupa. Finally, we describe and illustrate a new species of Sabethes closely related to Sa. (Pey.) shannoni, named Sabethes (Peytonulus) harbachi Nascimento-Pereira, Guimarães, Lourenço-de-Oliveira & Motta, sp. n.  


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