Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Their Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in Host Plants Along Two Altitudinal Gradients in an Andean Forest of Peru.

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are significant pests of fruit and vegetable crops worldwide. Despite their importance, some regions in South America remain under-researched regarding the fruit fly species that damage host plants and the parasitoids that provide their natural control. In this study, we investigated the interactions among host plants, fruit flies, and their larval parasitoids along two altitudinal gradients in Oxapampa, Pasco, a tropical Andean forest in Peru.

Two new species of the genus Dentigaster Zettel (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) from Brazil.

Two new species of the genus Dentigaster Zettel, 1990 are described from brazilian fauna: Dentigaster medeirosi Dias & Penteado-Dias sp. nov., from Atlantic Forest and Dentigaster fernandesi sp.

New species of the genus Gnamptodon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Neotropical region.

A new species of the genus Gnamptodon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Telengaiinae) from Brazil is described and illustrated. The new data now presented extend the geographical distribution and the number of species to this genus in neotropical region.

UCE-based phylogenomics of the lepidopteran endoparasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) unveils a new Neotropical tribe.

During the past two decades, the phylogenetic relationships and higher-level classification of the subfamily Rogadinae have received relevant contributions based on Sanger, mitogenome and genome-wide nuclear DNA sequence data. These studies have helped to update the circumscription and tribal classification of this subfamily, with six tribes currently recognised (Aleiodini, Betylobraconini, Clinocentrini, Rogadini, Stiropiini and Yeliconini). The tribal relationships within Rogadinae, however, are yet to be fully resolved, including the status of tribe Facitorini, previously regarded as betylobraconine, with respect to the members of Yeliconini.

First record of subgenus Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae, Foerster) from Chile, with description of ten new species.

is a taxon within the group with a contentious taxonomic history, currently classified as a subgenus of the genus . Species of were only documented in the Neotropical region in 2017, and until then, the Neotropical fauna of this subgenus was represented by five species from Brazil. In this study, is reported for the first time in Chile, with the description and illustration of ten new species, namely: Dinotrema (Synaldis) acarinareolatum, D.

A New Species of Aleiodes Wesmael (Braconidae, Rogadinae) with Potential for Biological Control of Spodoptera spp. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), and Notes on the Definition of the gastritor, circumscriptus, and Related Species-Groups.

A new species of Aleiodes Wesmael in the gastritor Thunberg species-group is described and illustrated. The new species, Aleiodes ceres Shimbori sp.n.

A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae).

The parasitoid wasp genus Mason, 1981 is revised, based on a combination of basic morphology (dichotomous key and brief diagnostic descriptions), DNA barcoding, biology (host data and wasp cocoons), and distribution data. A total of 49 species is considered; the genus is almost entirely Neotropical (48 species recorded from that region), but three species reach the Nearctic, with one of them extending as far north as 45° N in Canada. parasitizes exclusively Hesperiinae caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), mostly feeding on monocots in the families Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Heliconiaceae, and Poaceae.

New Species of Distatrix Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, with biological notes.

A new species of the genus Distatrix Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil is described and illustrated. This parasitoid was reared from larvae of Argyrotome paraguayaria Schaus, 1927 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Palyadini), feeding on Myrsine umbellata Mart. (Primulaceae).

The Apanteles adelinamoralesae species group (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Brazil, with descriptions of three new species reared from fruit borers(Lepidoptera, Depressariidae).

With more than 633 species, Apanteles is the largest genus within the subfamily Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). We describe three new species reared from pests of commercial fruits, Apanteles ahuacatl Shimbori, Giacomelli & Fernández-Triana sp. n.

First record of Neorthostigma Belokobylskij (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) from Neotropical region with description of two new species.

The genus Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 is recorded in the Neotropical region for the first time, with description of two new species from Brazil viz. Neorthostigma neotropicalis sp. nov.

Redescription of Neocarus platensis Silvestri, 1905 (Acari: Opilioacaridae) and a new species from the syntype series.

Neocarus platensis is redescribed from part of the syntype series collected in Argentina and lectotype specimens are designated. The remaining syntype material from Uruguay represents a new species, herein named Neocarus paraplatensis sp. nov.

New species and new records of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) in Southeast Brazil.

During an inventory of Ichneumonidae wasps in the urban area of São Carlos, São Paulo, using Malaise traps, was found the first records in Brazil for Lissonota pseudeleboea Ugalde and Gauld, 2002 and Syzeuctus vedoris Ugalde and Gauld, 2002 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae) and was described and illustrated a new species of Zonopimpla Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae).

New species of Coelinius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) from Brazil.

A new species of Alysiinae wasp, Coelinius longicephalus sp. nov., from Brazil is described.

A New Darwin Wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and New Records of Behavioral Manipulation of the Host Spider Leucauge volupis (Araneae: Tetragnathidae).

Some ichneumonid wasps of the Polysphincta group of genera (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) induce behavioral modifications in their host spiders during a specific moment of their development, resulting in the construction of webs that differ in several aspects from those constructed by unparasitized individuals. In this study, we describe the parasitoid wasp Hymenoepimecis pinheirensis sp. n.

A new genus of Cedriini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Hormiinae) from the Brazilian cerrado.

A new genus of the braconid wasp tribe Cedriini, Sagarana n. gen., (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) is described and illustrated from the Brazilian cerrado based on a newly discovered species, Sagarana cerradensis n.

The rare genus Therophilus Wesmael (Braconidae: Agathidinae) in Brazil with description of two new species.

Two new species of Therophilus Wesmael (Braconidae: Agathidinae) from Brazil are described: T. shimborii sp. n.

A new species of Melanocryptus Cameron, 1902 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Melanocryptus Cameron, 1902 is a neotropical genus with 11 described species (Yu et al. 2016). The first three species of the genus were originally placed in different genera: Melanocryptus Cameron (1902), Lobocryptus Schmiedeknecht (1904) and Hoplophorina Szépligeti (1916).

A new species of Procestus Townes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Banchinae) from Brazil.

A new species of Procestus Townes, 1970 is described from Brazil. An identification key to all known species is provided. Figures of the holotypes of Procestus nabis Townes, 1970 and P.

A new species of Adelius Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) from the Afrotropical Region.

In this paper we describe a new species of Adelius (Braconidae, Cheloninae) from the Afrotropical region, the first record of the genus for Angola, and a significant extension of its geographical distribution.

A new species of Boethella Bennett, 2003 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae) from Brazil, redescription of the genus and a key to world species.

Boethella jatai sp. nov. is described from a savanna area in the southeast of Brazil.

An update of the genera Foerster and Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) and the descriptions of new species from the Neotropical Region.

Taxonomic combinations have been made involving the two genera Foerster and Cameron. Four new species are described from Brazil: , , , and Dichotomous identification keys to the Neotropical species of and are provided. Papp, 1969 is included in and is a new combination.

A revision of the (Brues) species subgroup of the species group with the descriptions of 18 new species from the Neotropical Region.

The (Brues) species subgroup of the species group is defined based on two previously described species, and (Enderlein), and is greatly expanded in this paper with an identification key, descriptions, and illustrations of 18 new species from the Neotropical Region: Shaw & Shimbori, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, .; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, .; Shaw & Shimbori, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shimbori & Shaw, ; Shaw & Shimbori, ; and Shimbori & Penteado-Dias, It is hypothesized that the species subgroup is a monophyletic lineage within the larger and probably artificial species group (those with a comb of flat setae at the apex of the hind tibia), and can be distinguished from other members of the group by having the hind wing vein r present, although weakly indicated; the hind wing marginal cell suddenly widened at junction of veins RS and r; the subbasal cell of the fore wing mostly glabrous but often with two rows of short setae subapically; glabrous regions of the wings also commonly found in the first subdiscal, discal, and basal cells of the fore wing, and the basal cell of hind wing; ocelli quite large, with the width of a lateral ocellus being distinctly larger than the ocellar-ocular distance; and being relatively large species with body almost entirely brownish yellow or reddish brown.

New Neotropical species of Pantisarthrus Förster, 1871 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae).

The Pantisarthrus genus is recorded for the first time from the Neotropical region and P. communis sp. nov.

New species of Grotea Cresson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Labeninae) from Brazil and Suriname.

Four new species of Grotea Cresson are described: Grotea goianiense Herrera-Flórez sp. n., G.