Originally described in the genus Biosteres.
Coeloides anastrephae Brethes is a junior synonym and Opius brasilianus Fischer is an unnecessary replacement name (for additional details see Wharton and Marsh, 1978).
Doryctobracon brasiliensis (Szépligeti, 1911)
Taxonomic History / Nomenclature
Remarks
A review of host and distribution data is provided by Ovruski et al. (2000) and this publication is a good source for additional literature.
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Diagnosis and Relationships
This species is readily recognized by the distinctive yellow stigma on an otherwise infumate fore wing. For additional information and key to species, see the Doryctobracon genus page.
Distribution
Native
Catamarca (Ovruski, S. M. and Schliserman, P. 2003.)
Brazil (Brues, C. T. and Richardson, C. H. 1913.; Szepligeti, G. 1911.; Thompson, W. R. 1953.; Blunck, H. 1953.; Fischer, M. 1963.; Narayanan, E. S. and Chawla, S. S. 1962.; Turica, A. 1968.; Ovruski, S.; Aluja, M.; Sivinski, J.; Wharton, R. 2000.; Ovruski, S. M. 2003.; Canal Daza, N. A.; Zucchi, R. A.; da Silva, N. M.; Leonel, F. L., Jr. 1994.; Zucchi, R. A. 2000.; Sugayama, R. L.; Kovaleski, A.; Francescato, C. 1998.)
Rio Grande do Sul (Leonel, Jr., F. L.; Zucchi, R. A.; Wharton, R. A. 1995.)
Santa Catarina (Leonel, Jr., F. L.; Zucchi, R. A.; Wharton, R. A. 1995.)
Sao Paulo (Costa Lima, A. da. 1937.; Leonel, F. L., Jr.; Zucchi, R. A.; Canal, D. N. A. 1996.; Raga, A.; De Oliveira-Prestes, D. A.; Souza-Filho, M. F.; Sato, M. E.; Siloto, R. C.; Zucchi, R. A. 2002.; Leonel, Jr., F. L.; Zucchi, R. A.; Wharton, R. A. 1995.; Raga, A.; Prestes, D. A. O.; Souza Filho, F.; Sato, M. E.; Siloto, R. C.; Guimaraes, J. A.; Zucchi, R. A. 2004.)
Guyana (Bezzi, M. 1919.)
Biology / Hosts
Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) and Rhagoletotrypeta pastranai Aczel. See also Leonel et al. (1995), Ovruski et al. (2000) and Aguiar-Menezes and Menezes (1997).
Biology and Behavior
Information on relative abundance of this species is provided by Leonel et al. (1995) for a site in Brazil.
Map
There are no specimens currently determined for this OTU, or those specimens determined for this OTU are not yet mappable.