Resumen

MARCHIORI, Carlos H et al. Pachycrepoideus vindemiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) as parasite of Ophyra aenescens (Diptera: Muscidae) in Brazil. Rev. Saúde Pública [online]. 2000, vol.34, n.5, pp. 545-546. ISSN 0034-8910.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102000000500017.

The first occurrence of the parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemiae on pupae of Ophyra aenescens, a fly of medical-sanitary importance, is reported. A swine carcass was used as bait to collect the insects. In the study, 302 pupae of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae) were obtained, 6 (1.98%) of them yielded the parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

Palabras llave : Diptera; Ecology vectors; Insect vectors; Parasites; Insect control; Ophyra aenescens; Pachycrepoideus vindemiae; Synanthropy; Parasitoid.