Taxonomic redescription and biological notes on Diaugia angusta (Diptera,Tachinidae): parasitoid of the palm boring weevils Metamasius ensirostris and M. hemipterus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae)

dc.contributor.authorNihei, Silvio Shigueo
dc.contributor.authorPavarini, Ronaldo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:12:08Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:12:08Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractDiaugia angusta Perty, 1833 is a Neotropical species of Tachinidae (Diptera) reported here as a parasitoid of Metamasius ensirostris (Germar, 1824) and M hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Brazil. Several species of Dryophthoridae and Curculionidae cause damage to bromeliad and palm species, and most are regarded as pests. In the present study, the male and female of D. angusta are morphologically characterized and illustrated to provide a means for the identification of this parasitoid. Data obtained from preliminary field research show that natural parasitism of Metamasius pupae by D. angusta varies by year but can reach nearly 30%. A network of parasitoid-host interactions among tachinid parasitoids and coleopteran hosts reported as bromeliad and palm pests (Dryophthoridae and Curculionidae) in the Americas indicates that the species of the tribe Dexiini sensu lam (including D. angusta) might be promising as biological control agents of these pests.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, Dept Zool, Inst Biociencias, BR-05508900 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Agron, BR-11900000 Registro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Agron, BR-11900000 Registro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 04/13663-9
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 07/50836-7
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 303897/2008-2
dc.format.extent23-38
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.84.756
dc.identifier.citationZookeys. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, n. 84, p. 23-38, 2011.
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/zookeys.84.756
dc.identifier.fileWOS000289874500003.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1313-2989
dc.identifier.lattes9041024528351338
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2639-5632
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/125
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000289874500003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPensoft Publishers
dc.relation.ispartofZooKeys
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.079
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,533
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectDexiinaeen
dc.subjecttaxonomyen
dc.subjecthost recorden
dc.subjectbiological controlen
dc.subjectpalmen
dc.subjectbromeliaden
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.subjectNeotropical Regionen
dc.titleTaxonomic redescription and biological notes on Diaugia angusta (Diptera,Tachinidae): parasitoid of the palm boring weevils Metamasius ensirostris and M. hemipterus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.pensoft.net/journal_home_page.php?journal_id=1&page=steup&SESID=123720263d6c5008ad09d730886caff4&type=show&page_id=133#Copyright%20Notice
dcterms.rightsHolderPensoft Publishers
unesp.author.lattes9041024528351338[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2639-5632[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias do Vale do Ribeira, Registropt

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