Brachymeria koehleri (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae): first record as hyperparasitoid in Dione juno juno (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) pupae

Polistes satan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) predating Dione juno juno (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

“…Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare & LaSalle, 1993 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitized pupae of D. juno juno in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Gil-Santana and Tavares, 2006) and Chetogena aff. scutellaris (Wulp, 1890) (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitized pupae of D. juno juno with records of the first interaction of Brachymeria koehleri Blanchard, 1935 (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) as a hyperparasitoid in Diamantina, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (Pinheiro et al, 2022). The lack of defensive movements (Lindstedt et al, 2010) may facilitate the predation of D. juno juno pupae by P. satan.…”

Pupal parasitoids of Antichloris eriphia (Fabr.) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in the Agreste region of the Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil

“…plantations in Brazil (Souza et al, 2016). Parasitoids of the Hymenoptera order are efficient and more specific and, therefore, a sustainable method of biological control in the management of arthropod pest populations (Pinheiro et al, 2022).…”

Brachymeria minuta (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae): parasitism on pupa of the eucalypt defoliator Thyrinteina arnobia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and its first record in the Americas

“…Species of Chalcididae wasps are cosmopolitan with the majority reported from tropical regions (Hasanshahi et al, 2013) and Brachymeria Westwood, 1829 is one of the most widespread and common genera of this family. Species of this genus parasitize pupae of Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera pests (Zache et al, 2012;Aquino et al, 2015) or are pupal hyperparasitoids (Pinheiro et al, 2022). Brachymeria parasitized Thyrinteina sp.…”