CACTUS-FEEDING INSECTS AND MITES 



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Parasites of Cactus Insects 



Parasites 

 Hymenoptera: ghalcididae 

 Brachyineria (Pseudobrachymeria) 

 pedalis (Cresson) 



Brachymeria (Pseudobrachymeria) 

 cactoblastidis Blanchard 



Sympiesomorpha Ashmead, sp. (this 

 could be a hyperparasite attack- 

 ing Eiphosoma Cresson, spp.) 



Torymus bifasciipennis (Gahan) 



Hymenoptera: ichneumonidae 

 Temelucha sinuatus (Cushman) 



Temelucha facilis (Cresson) 

 Temelucha Foerster, sp. 



Trichomma Wesmael, sp. 

 Baryceros albosignata (Blanchard) 

 Chelonus electus (Cresson) (=texanus 

 Cresson) 



Cryptus Fabricius, sp. 

 Podogaster Brull6, sp. 

 Eiphosoma annulatum Cresson 



(=bruesi Cushman) 

 Eiphosoma te.xanum Cresson 



Hymenoptera: braconidae 

 Apanteles etiellae Viereck 



Apanteles megathymi Riley 

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Apanteles cactobrosidis Blanchard 

 Apanteles alexanderi Br^thes 



Hosts 



Melitara Walker 

 Melitara prodenialis Walker 

 Melitara dentata (Grote) 

 Melitara doddalis Dyar 

 Olycella junctolineella (Hulst) 

 Alberada parabates (Dyar) 

 Ozamia fuscomaculella clarefacta 



(Dyar) 

 Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich 



MImorista flavidissimalis Grote 



Mayetiola Kieffer, sp. C. 



Melitara prodenialis Walker 

 Melitara doddalis Dyar 

 Melitara doddalis Dyar 

 Cahela ponderosella Barnes & 



McDunnough 

 Melitara dentata (Grote) 

 Nanaia substituta Heinrich 

 Melitara doddalis Dyar 

 Alberada parabates (Dyar) 

 Ozamia fuscomaculella clarefacta 



Dyar 

 Cactoblastis cactorum Berg 

 Cactoblastis cactorum Berg 

 Mimorista flavidissimalis (Grote) 



Melitara prodenialis Walker 

 Cahela ponderosella (Barnes & 



McDunnough) 

 Olycella nephelepasa (Dyar) 

 Megastes cyclades (Druce) 

 Nanaia substituta Heinrich 

 Cactoblastis cactorum Berg 

 Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich 

 Tucumania tapiacola Dyar 

 Salambona analamprella (Dyar) 



