Open AccessFIRST REPORT OF STREBLOCERA MACROSCAPUS(RUTHE) (HYMENOPTERA BRACONIDAE EUPHORINAE) IN ITALY
Author(s) -
AUGUSTO LONI,
MARCO FORNACIARI,
Elisabetta Rossi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
redia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2035-6382
pISSN - 0370-4327
DOI - 10.19263/redia-103.20.02
Subject(s) - braconidae , hymenoptera , geography , ecology , ecological niche , niche , zoology , forestry , biology , parasitoid , habitat
A female ofStrebloceramacroscapus(Ruthe)(Hymenoptera Braconidae Euphorinae) was captured on a yellow sticky trap during a monitoring survey aimed atstudyinginsectbiodiversityinViareggio district (Lucca, Italy). This is the first report ofthis species inItaly.Biological information onS. macroscapusand itsparticular ecological niche are reviewed,and images of the specimenare presented. The importance of urban gardens and their proximity to the surrounding wild areas is also considered.