| first record of calliephialtes sittenfeldae associated with the tephritid fruit fly anastrepha spatulata in mexico. | this paper reports for the first time an ichneumonid parasitoid calliephialtes sittenfeldae gauld ugalde-gómez et hanson (hymenoptera: ichneumonidae) associated with a dipteran host anastrepha spatulata stone (diptera: tephritidae), recovered from fruit of schoepfia schreberi (santalales: olacaceae) in central veracruz, mexico. large numbers of this parasitoid were collected and reared from its fruit fly host in three localities of veracruz, mexico. some observations of its biology are also repo ... | 2012 | 22970708 |
| host use and resource sharing by fruit/seed-infesting insects on schoepfia schreberi (olacaceae). | the interactions between the fruit fly anastrepha spatulata stone (diptera: tephritidae) and two species of moths, the gelechiid coleotechnites sp. and an unidentified tortricid species, were examined on their effects on seed production in terms of their exploitation within fruits of schoepfia schreberi j.f. gmel (santalales: olacaceae). the study was carried out in three experimental sites during 3 yr. under conditions of abundant fruit, a. spatulata was the dominant exploiter at the population ... | 2013 | 23575012 |