Telenomus alecto (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), parasitoid of Diatraea magnifactella Dyar (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Jalisco, Mexico: a study based on morphological and molecular evidence

Authors

  • María de Lourdes Ramírez-Ahuja Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Fisiología Molecular y Estructural, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 66450, Mexico
  • Mayra A. Gómez Govea Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Fisiología Molecular y Estructural, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 66450, Mexico
  • Gerardo J. Trujillo-Rodriguez Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Fisiología Molecular y Estructural, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 66450, Mexico
  • Enrique Garza-González Agrobionsa, Agrobiológicos del Noreste, Calle Rio Mocorito 575 pte, Guadalupe, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, 80220, Mexico
  • Iram P. Rodriguez Sanchez Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Fisiología Molecular y Estructural, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 66450, Mexico
  • Elijah J. Talamas Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA

Abstract

The parasitoid wasp, Telenomus alecto (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), is reported for the first time parasitizing Diatraea magnifactella Dyar (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Jalisco, Mexico. The occurrence of Te. alecto was discovered in May 2017 during a survey of egg parasitoids of D. magnifactella. The field survey was conducted on Saccharum officinarum L. (Poaceae) in Etzatlan, Jalisco, Mexico. In total, 656 eggs were collected, of which 401 were parasitized. The identity of the parasitoids was determined on the basis of morphological evidence and we here provide the barcoding region (COI).

Resumen

El parasitoide Telenomus alecto (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) es reportado por primera vez parasitando Diatraea magnifactella Dyar (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) en Jalisco, México. Telenomus alecto fue descubierto en mayo de 2017 durante un estudio sobre los parasitoides de huevo de D. magnifactella. El estudio de campo se realizó en Etzatlan, Jalisco, México sobre Saccharum officinarum L. (Poaceae). En total, se recolectaron 656 huevos, de los cuales 401 estuvieron parasitados. La identidad de los parasitoides se determinó por morfología y mediante la región del código de barras (COI).

Key Words: Telenominae; egg parasitoids; stem borer; Saccharum officinarum

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Published

2023-01-15

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Vol. 105, No. 4 (December 2022)

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Research Papers

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