title: Braconinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) emerged from larvae of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) feeding on Daphne gnidium L.
abstract: Bracon admotus Papp, 2000, and three species of the genus Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895, Habrobracon concolorans (Marshall, 1900), Habrobracon hebetor (Say, 1836) and Habrobracon pillerianae Fischer, 1980, were obtained from the larvae of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) feeding on Daphne gnidium Linnaeus, 1753 (Thymelaeaceae) in the natural reserve of Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli (Pisa-Central Italy). Bracon admotus, Habrobracon concolorans and Habrobracon pillerianae were found for the first time to be associated with Lobesia botrana, while Habrobracon hebetor was reared for the first time from the larvae of Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) that was found on the same host plant. Bracon admotus and Habrobracon pillerianae are new to the fauna of Italy and Western Europe. A key is proposed for the determination of Habrobracon species reared from Lobesia botrana and related Palaearctic species of this genus. Habrobracon lineatellae Fisher, 1968 is considered as a valid species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Pisa University, Via del Borghetto, 80-56124 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loni
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St Petersburg 199034, Russia.
authors.forename: Konstantin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Samartsev
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Pisa University, Via del Borghetto, 80-56124 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Scaramozzino
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St Petersburg 199034, Russia; Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, Warszawa 00-679, Poland.
authors.forename: Sergey A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Belokobylskij
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Pisa University, Via del Borghetto, 80-56124 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchi
keywords: European grapevine moth; Italy; Thymelaeaceae; Tuscany; idiobiont ectoparasitoids; natural environment; spurge flax