01765nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245015000055210006900205260001200274300001000286490000900296520100900305653002601314653003201340653002201372100002901394700001901423700002501442700002901467856005101496       2011                        eng d  a1175-533400aWalkeromya plumipes (Philippi) (Diptera: Bombyliidae), a parasitoid associated with carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) in Argentina0 aWalkeromya plumipes Philippi Diptera Bombyliidae a parasitoid as  c07/2011  a41-460 v29353 a<p>This is the first record of the association between Walkeromya plumipes (Philippi) (Diptera: Bombyliidae) and Xylocopa Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina. The pupal development and morphology of Walkeromya plumipes, a parasitoid of Xylocopa splendidula Lepeletier, are described. A parasitized nest was collected from Santiago del Estero province, Argentina. The development of the bombyliid fly and large carpenter bees in the nest were observed in the laboratory for a period of 28 days. A detailed description of the fly adult and pupal stages were carried out. This is the first record of W. plumipes parasitizing X. splendidula. This is also the first complete description of this fly species, including male genitalia. With the data presented here the geographical distribution of the parasite is expanded. The results suggest a close relation between the parasitoid and its host, as the genus Walkeromya Paranov has been found parasitizing only carpenter bees of genus Xylocopa.</p>
10agenitalia description10ahost-parasitoid association10apupal development1 aÁvalos-Hernández, Omar1 aLucia, Mariano1 aAlvarez, Leopoldo, J1 aAbrahamovich, Alberto, H  uwww.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02935p046f.pdf