title: The community of Hymenoptera parasitizing necrophagous Diptera in an urban biotope.
abstract: Most reports published in the field of forensic entomology are focused on Diptera and neglect the Hymenoptera community. However, Hymenoptera are part of the entomofaunal colonization of a dead body. The use of Hymenoptera parasitoids in forensic entomology can be relevant to evaluate the time of death. Hymenoptera parasitoids of the larvae and pupae of flies may play an important role in the estimation of the post-mortem period because their time of attack is often restricted to a small, well-defined window of time in the development of the host insect. However, these parasitoids can interfere with the developmental times of colonizing Diptera, and therefore a better understanding of their ecology is needed. The work reported here monitored the presence of adult Hymenoptera parasitoids on decaying pig carcasses in an urban biotope during the summer season (from May to September). Six families and six species of parasitoids were recorded in the field: Aspilota fuscicornis Haliday (Braconidae), Alysia manducator Panzer, Nasonia vitripennis Walker (Pteromalidae), Tachinaephagus zealandicus Ashmead (Encyrtidae), Trichopria sp. (Diapriidae), and Figites sp. (Figitidae). In the laboratory, five species emerged from pupae collected in the field: Trichopria sp., Figites sp., A. manducator, N. vitripennis, and T. zealandicus. These five species colonize a broad spectrum of Diptera hosts, including those species associated with decomposing carcasses, namely those from the families Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Fanniidae, and Sarcophagidae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium. frederickxchr@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frederickx
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dekeirsschieter
authors.forename: François J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Verheggen
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haubruge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D044822:Biodiversity; D002947:Cities; D004175:Diptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa / Q000469:parasitology; D013552:Swine; D014863:Wasps / Q000502:physiology*
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