Parasitism in eggs and pupae of Dirphia araucariae.

Abstract

The parasitism in Dirphia araucariae Jones, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Attacidae) was studied. The parasites observed in the eggs and pupae collected on a farm in the State of Paraná, Brazil, were the following: Anastagus sp. A. charitos De Santis, 1982; A. (Proanastatus) excavatus (De Santis, 1952); Ooencyrtus sp.; O. blastothricoide De Santis, 1988, and O. dirphiae De Santis, 1988, with frequencies of 0.45%, 1.08%, 1.97%, 17.86%, 43.65% and 34.99%, respectively. The parasitism during the pupal stage was determined to be 5.6% and the parasite was identified as being Cratichneumon sp., that was found in pupae collected in the Floresta Nacional de Capão Bonito, County of Capão Bonito, State of São Paulo, Brazil.