New Records of Paracrias Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) as Parasitoids on Weevil Larvae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Brazil, With the Description of a New Species

Abstract

ABstrACt. Paracrias strii Schauff, 1985 and P. ceratophaga Palmieri & Hansson sp. nov. are first record in Brazil and both are associated with Ceratopus Schoenherr larvae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) reared from syconia of two species of fig-trees. Both Paracrias species are diagnosed and illustrated. Males of P. ceratophaga sp. nov. are described. The association of Paracrias with weevil larvae is briefly discussed.