Parasitism of three attelabid weevils by Bracon (Uncobracon) apoderi Watanabe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Kyushu,Japan |
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| Authors: | Kazumu Kuramitsu Katsuki Komizo |
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| Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, , Tsukuba, Japan;2. Kagoshima Prefectural Kokubu High School, , Kirishima, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The larval parasitoid Bracon (Uncobracon) apoderi Watanabe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is reported from Kyushu for the first time. Two host weevils, Phymatapoderus latipennis and Paroplapoderus pardalis (Coleoptera: Attelabidae), are newly recorded. Bracon apoderi parasitized three attelabid species, including Apoderus balteatus, but did not parasitize Cycnotrachelus roelofsi even though it is a dominant attelabid species in the study site. In addition, B. apoderi mainly parasitized suspended cradles rather than cut‐off cradles. |
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| Keywords: | Apoderus balteatus Attelabidae cradle Cycnotrachelus roelofsi parasitoid Paroplapoderus pardalis Phymatapoderus latipennis |
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