First record of Telenomus fariai Costa Lima, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae, Telenominae) as a parasitoid of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) eggs in Mexico

By

Ramirez-Ahuja, Maria de Lourdes
Davila-Barboza, Jesus A.
Talamas, Elijah
Moore, Matthew
Bobadilla-Utrera, Cristina
Ponce-Garcia, Gustavo
Rodriguez-Sanchez, Iram P.
Flores Suarez, Adriana Elizabeth

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

87

Pages

309--322

Subjects

Biological control , COI , triatomines

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.73546

 

Abstract

The egg parasitoid Telenomus fariai Costa Lima (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), is reported for the first time in Veracruz, Mexico. Telenomus fariai was discovered in 2019 during a field collection of Triatoma dimidiata L. (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), representing the first report of its association with Tr. dimidiata in Mexico. This species is here redescribed and sequencing of a portion of the cytochrome oxidase 1 gene (COI) was performed to facilitate future identifications and to examine host associations between species of Telenomus Haliday and Reduviidae in a broader context.