Survey of Mymarommatidae and their occurrence in agricultural systems in Brazil.
Mymarommatidae surveys were carried out through the use of yellow pan traps in crops of green dwarf coconut, Cocos nucifera L. (Arecales: Arecaceae), papaya, Carica papaya L. (Brassicales: Caricaceae), citrus, Citrus spp. L. (Sapindales: Rutaceae), and guava, Psidium guajava L. (Myrtales: Myrtaceae), in the northern Espirito Santo State, Brazil. 146 specimens of mymarommatids were collected, of which 71, 55, 16, and 4 exemplars were obtained in the area cultivated with guava, papaya, citrus, and coconut, respectively. The mean numbers of mymarommatids collected in the period from April to June 2011 were significantly higher than those obtained in the other nine months. Two genera, Mymaromma and Mymaromella, were identified The most abundant genus was Mymaromma, comprising 93.8% of the total collection; however, the genus Mymaromella was encountered in all crops. This is the first record of the presence of mymarommatids in these agricultural systems.
Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural - INCAPER, Rod. BR 101, Km 151, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil vbenassi@incaper.es.gov.br.
Vera Lúcia Rodrigues Machado
VL
Benassi
Scholarship in Technical Support to Research - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq, Brazli fabriciocbia@gmail.com.
Fabrício Iglesias
FI
Valente
Scholarship in Technical Support to Research - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq, Brazli jessicamlenzi@hotmail.com.
Jessica Cristina
JC
Lenzi
Scholarship in Technical Support to Research - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq, Brazli simao.brasil@gmail.com.
Simão
S
Carvalho
D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D014863:Wasps / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*
Hymenoptera; parasitoid; yellow pan traps