Hosts of the Parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) for Medical, Veterinary and Economic Importance Collected in the State of Goiás, Brazil

Abstract

Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a solitary parasitoid containing a great number of Diptera in the families Anthomyiidae, Calliphoridae, Cecidomyiidae, Drosophilidae, Lonchaeidae, Muscidae, Phoridae, Piophilidae, Sarcophagidae, Sphaeroceridae, Stratiomyiidae, Syrphidae and Tephritidae. Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae is a parasitoid of a great number of Diptera, including species of Calliphora, Lucilia, Hylemya, Drosophila, Rhagoletis, Paratheresia, Anastrepha, Ceratitis, Phormia, Phaenicia, Sarcodexia, Zaprionus, Ornidia, Megaselia, Synthesiomyia and Haematobia. This species presents a diversified distribution; it has been found in North America, Canada, North America, Canada, Africa and in other countries other countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe. This book chapter aims to study the parasitoid P. vindemiae in the following aspects: its hosts, its development in various substrates, its geographical distribution, its taxonomy, biology, types of traps and methods for its collection and an experimental study.