02030naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400380006010000220009824501340012026000090025452011430026365000170140665000210142365000210144465300210146565300270148665300200151365300240153370000180155770000260157570000190160170000170162070000190163770000200165677300640167620977592018-10-19       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 adoi.org/10.1653/024.101.03022DOI1 aTAVARES, W. de S.  aParasitism of Lepidopteran Defoliators of Urban Plants by Palmistichus elaeisis (HymenopterabEulophidae).h[electronic resource]  c2018  aHeraclides anchisiades capys (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), Citioica anthonilis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), and Methona themisto (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) are tree and shrub pests commonly found in urban areas. The parasitism capacity of Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was evaluated on pupae of these lepidopteran pests as well as on 2 commonly used alternative hosts, Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The number of parasitoids produced per mg of host pupal biomass was significantly greater on H. anchisiades capys and T. molitor compared with the other 3 lepidopteran species. The mean number of parasitoids emerging per host pupa was also significantly more on H. anchisiades capys compared with C. anthonilis, M. themisto, A. gemmatalis, or T. molitor. All host species tested in this study show the potential to be used in mass rearing P. elaeisis in the laboratory. However, the lower parasitism and emergence of P. elaeisis on H. anchisiades capys pupae suggests that this lepidopteran pest may not be a suitable host for this parasitoid in the field.  aMass rearing  aTenebrio molitor  aCriação Massal  aAlternative host  aHospedeiro alternativo  aParasitism rate  aTaxa de parasitismo1 aMASSON, M. V.1 aFERREIRA-FILHO, P. J.1 aBARBOSA, L. R.1 aSILVA, W. M.1 aWILCKEN, C. F.1 aZANUNCIO, J. C.  tFlorida Entomologistgv. 101, n. 3, p. 453-457. Sept. 2018.