Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Diptera belonging to four different families, as well as four associated parasitoids were reared from fruits of Inga vera Willd. (Fabaceae) in Lavras, Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. We collected 450 fruits from five trees of I. vera between 2020 and 2021 in various localities situated within the U...

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Main Authors: Tamires Camila Talamonte de Oliveira, Lucas Roberto Pereira Gomes, Scott Patrick Egan, Pedro Ferreira Pinto Brandão-Dias, Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón, Lucas Del Bianco Faria
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Published: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://agrogeoambiental.ifsuldeminas.edu.br/index.php/Agrogeoambiental/article/view/1918
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author Tamires Camila Talamonte de Oliveira
Lucas Roberto Pereira Gomes
Scott Patrick Egan
Pedro Ferreira Pinto Brandão-Dias
Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón
Lucas Del Bianco Faria
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Lucas Roberto Pereira Gomes
Scott Patrick Egan
Pedro Ferreira Pinto Brandão-Dias
Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón
Lucas Del Bianco Faria
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description Diptera belonging to four different families, as well as four associated parasitoids were reared from fruits of Inga vera Willd. (Fabaceae) in Lavras, Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. We collected 450 fruits from five trees of I. vera between 2020 and 2021 in various localities situated within the University Federal of Lavras. We reared specimens belonging to four different dipteran families: Anastrepha distincta Greene (Tephritidae), Asteromyia sp. (Cecidomyiidae), Drosophila zottii Vilela (Drosophilidae), and Neosilba pendula (Bezzi) (Lonchaeidae). Lopheucoilasp.(Hymenoptera: Figitidae) probably is a parasitoid of N. pendulawhereas Eupelmus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), and two species of Sycophila (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) appear to be parasitoids of Asteromyia sp.. We additionally conducted molecular characterization using the DNA barcoding locus for the majority of the species reared in this study. This study provides valuable insights into the biology and ecology of frugivorous flies in Brazil, and sheds light on potential biological control agents, enabling better management practices.
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spelling doaj-art-c5b50a871e4244bf92980fa3c5a160b02024-11-13T19:28:57ZengInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas GeraisRevista Agrogeoambiental1984-428X2316-18172024-11-0116unico10.18406/2316-1817v16nunico20241918Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, BrazilTamires Camila Talamonte de Oliveira0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-7970Lucas Roberto Pereira Gomes1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4782-2015Scott Patrick Egan2Pedro Ferreira Pinto Brandão-Dias3Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón4Lucas Del Bianco Faria5Universidade Federal de Lavras, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Departamento de Entomologi aEscuela Nacional de Ciencias Forenses, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Rice UniversityRice UniversityUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Colección Nacional de Insectos, Instituto de Biología, Ciudad de MexicoUniversidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto Natural de Ciências Diptera belonging to four different families, as well as four associated parasitoids were reared from fruits of Inga vera Willd. (Fabaceae) in Lavras, Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. We collected 450 fruits from five trees of I. vera between 2020 and 2021 in various localities situated within the University Federal of Lavras. We reared specimens belonging to four different dipteran families: Anastrepha distincta Greene (Tephritidae), Asteromyia sp. (Cecidomyiidae), Drosophila zottii Vilela (Drosophilidae), and Neosilba pendula (Bezzi) (Lonchaeidae). Lopheucoilasp.(Hymenoptera: Figitidae) probably is a parasitoid of N. pendulawhereas Eupelmus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), and two species of Sycophila (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) appear to be parasitoids of Asteromyia sp.. We additionally conducted molecular characterization using the DNA barcoding locus for the majority of the species reared in this study. This study provides valuable insights into the biology and ecology of frugivorous flies in Brazil, and sheds light on potential biological control agents, enabling better management practices. https://agrogeoambiental.ifsuldeminas.edu.br/index.php/Agrogeoambiental/article/view/1918Keywords: Flies. Host plant. Fruit flies. Lance flies. Gall midge
spellingShingle Tamires Camila Talamonte de Oliveira
Lucas Roberto Pereira Gomes
Scott Patrick Egan
Pedro Ferreira Pinto Brandão-Dias
Alejandro Zaldívar Riverón
Lucas Del Bianco Faria
Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Revista Agrogeoambiental
Keywords: Flies. Host plant. Fruit flies. Lance flies. Gall midge
title Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_full Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_fullStr Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_short Diversity of Diptera and their parasitoids associated with Inga vera Willd. (1806) (Fabaceae) with new host record in Minas Gerais, Brazil
title_sort diversity of diptera and their parasitoids associated with inga vera willd 1806 fabaceae with new host record in minas gerais brazil
topic Keywords: Flies. Host plant. Fruit flies. Lance flies. Gall midge
url https://agrogeoambiental.ifsuldeminas.edu.br/index.php/Agrogeoambiental/article/view/1918
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