Synanthedon pictipes is host for Dibrachus cavus; Podosesia aureocincta hosts Phaeogenes ater, Macrocentrus marginator, and Lissonota sp.; Podosesia syringae hosts Lissonota sp

Nielsen, David G

Purrington, Foster Forbes

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The Great Lakes Entomologist 
Volume 20 
Number 3 - Fall 1987 Number 3 - Fall 1987 Article 6 
October 1987 
New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in Clearwing Moths 
(Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) 
Foster Forbes Purrington 
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center 
David G. Nielsen 
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center 
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Purrington, Foster Forbes and Nielsen, David G. 1987. "New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in 
Clearwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 20 (3) 
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol20/iss3/6 
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1987 TIlE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 141 
NEW HOST RECORDS OF PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA IN 

CLEARWING MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA: SESIIDAE)1 

Foster Forbes Purrington and David G. Nielsen2 
ABSTRACT 
Synanthedon pictipes is host for Dibrachus cavus; Podosesia aureocincta hosts 
Phaeogenes ater, Macrocentrus marginator, and Lissonota sp.; Podosesia syringae hosts 
Lissonota sp. 
We 
report five 
new primary relationships between clearwing moth hosts (Lepidoptera: 
Sesiidae) and parasitic wasps in the Pteromalidae, Braconidae, and Ichneumonidae. These 
associations were recorded in the course of several s' fieldwork in Ohio and elsewhere 
during which we investigated clearwing moth bi 
To our knowledge, no account or listing of sesiid parasites has been published, 
although in some reports parasitism has been noted anecdotally, as in Engelhardt (1946). 
Some known host-parasite associations are recorded in Krombein et al. (1979), and an 
effort to make more such data available using a computerized U.S. Department of 
Agriculture database is underway (Melvin E. McKnight, pers. comm.). 
Dibrachus cavus (Walker), Pteromalidae. Host record: Synanthedon pictipes (Grote 
and Robinson), lesser peachtree borer. Adults emerged 10 July 1972 (7 females, 21 
males), Wooster, Ohio, from a single host pupa. D. cavus is the most polyphagous and 
cosmopolitan of the chalcidoids, developing on insects in many orders and on spiders as 
a primary, secondary, or tertiary parasite (Krombein et al. 1979). No Sesiidae have 
previously been reported as hosts for this parasite despite its broad host range. (Del. by 
B. D. Burks.) 
Phaeogenes ater Cresson, Ichneumonidae. Host record: Podosesia aureocincta Pur­
rington and Nielsen, banded ash clearwing. Two adults (one of each sex) emerged 10 
September 1976, Navarre, Ohio, from separate host pupae (solitary parasites). P. ater is 
reported only from sesiid hosts. (Det. by R. W. Carlson.) 
Macrocentrus marginator (Nees), Braconidae. Host record: Podosesia aureocincta. 
Adult female emerged 10 September 1976, Navarre, Ohio; solitary endoparasitic larva 
constructs brown papery cocoon. Other sesiids are reported as hosts, as well as other 
Lepidoptera. (Det. by P. M. Marsh.) 
Lissonota sp., Ichneumonidae. Host record: Podosesia aureocincta. Adult female 
emerged 25 September 1972, Wooster, Ohio. Host record: Podosesia syringae (Harris). 
Adult female emerged 14 June 1972, Perry, Ohio. Solitary endoparasite of larval host 
constructs brown papery cocoon. Two Lissonota spp. are recorded as parasites of 
clearwing moth larvae (Krombein, et al., 1979). (Del. by R. W. Carlson.) 
Voucher specimens are held at The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research 
and Development Center, Wooster. 
ISalaries and research support provided by State and Federal Funds appropriated to the Ohio 
Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University. Journal Article No. 
188-86. 
2Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, 
OH 44691. 
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Purrington and Nielsen: New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in Clearwing Moths (Lep
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142 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 20, No.3 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
We thank B. D. Burks, Robert W. Carlson, and Paul M. Marsh of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture for providing detenninations of all Hymenoptera. 
LITERATURE CITED 
Engelhardt, O. P. 1946. The North American clear-wing moths f the family Aegeriidae. U.S. Nat. 
Mus. 
Bull. 
190. 222 pp. 
Krombein, K. V., P. D. Hurd, D. R. Smith, and B. D. Burks. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in 
America north of Mexico. Smithsonian [nst. Press, Washington, DC, 2209 pp. + appendix. 
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New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in Clearwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

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The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 20 Number 3 - Fall 1987 Number 3 - Fall 1987 Article 6 October 1987 New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in Clearwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) Foster Forbes Purrington Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center David G. Nielsen Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle  Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Purrington, Foster Forbes and Nielsen, David G. 1987. "New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in Clearwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 20 (3) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol20/iss3/6 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at scholar@valpo.edu. 1987 TIlE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 141 NEW HOST RECORDS OF PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA IN CLEARWING MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA: SESIIDAE)1 Foster Forbes Purrington and David G. Nielsen2 ABSTRACT Synanthedon pictipes is host for Dibrachus cavus; Podosesia aureocincta hosts Phaeogenes ater, Macrocentrus marginator, and Lissonota sp.; Podosesia syringae hosts Lissonota sp. We report five new primary relationships between clearwing moth hosts (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) and parasitic wasps in the Pteromalidae, Braconidae, and Ichneumonidae. These associations were recorded in the course of several s' fieldwork in Ohio and elsewhere during which we investigated clearwing moth bi To our knowledge, no account or listing of sesiid parasites has been published, although in some reports parasitism has been noted anecdotally, as in Engelhardt (1946). Some known host-parasite associations are recorded in Krombein et al. (1979), and an effort to make more such data available using a computerized U.S. Department of Agriculture database is underway (Melvin E. McKnight, pers. comm.). Dibrachus cavus (Walker), Pteromalidae. Host record: Synanthedon pictipes (Grote and Robinson), lesser peachtree borer. Adults emerged 10 July 1972 (7 females, 21 males), Wooster, Ohio, from a single host pupa. D. cavus is the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan of the chalcidoids, developing on insects in many orders and on spiders as a primary, secondary, or tertiary parasite (Krombein et al. 1979). No Sesiidae have previously been reported as hosts for this parasite despite its broad host range. (Del. by B. D. Burks.) Phaeogenes ater Cresson, Ichneumonidae. Host record: Podosesia aureocincta Pur­rington and Nielsen, banded ash clearwing. Two adults (one of each sex) emerged 10 September 1976, Navarre, Ohio, from separate host pupae (solitary parasites). P. ater is reported only from sesiid hosts. (Det. by R. W. Carlson.) Macrocentrus marginator (Nees), Braconidae. Host record: Podosesia aureocincta. Adult female emerged 10 September 1976, Navarre, Ohio; solitary endoparasitic larva constructs brown papery cocoon. Other sesiids are reported as hosts, as well as other Lepidoptera. (Det. by P. M. Marsh.) Lissonota sp., Ichneumonidae. Host record: Podosesia aureocincta. Adult female emerged 25 September 1972, Wooster, Ohio. Host record: Podosesia syringae (Harris). Adult female emerged 14 June 1972, Perry, Ohio. Solitary endoparasite of larval host constructs brown papery cocoon. Two Lissonota spp. are recorded as parasites of clearwing moth larvae (Krombein, et al., 1979). (Del. by R. W. Carlson.) Voucher specimens are held at The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster. ISalaries and research support provided by State and Federal Funds appropriated to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University. Journal Article No. 188-86. 2Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH 44691. 1Purrington and Nielsen: New Host Records of Parasitic Hymenoptera in Clearwing Moths (LepPublished by ValpoScholar, 1987142 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 20, No.3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank B. D. Burks, Robert W. Carlson, and Paul M. Marsh of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for providing detenninations of all Hymenoptera. LITERATURE CITED Engelhardt, O. P. 1946. The North American clear-wing moths f the family Aegeriidae. U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 190. 222 pp. Krombein, K. V., P. D. Hurd, D. R. Smith, and B. D. Burks. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Smithsonian [nst. Press, Washington, DC, 2209 pp. + appendix. 2The Great Lakes Entomologist, Vol. 20, No. 3 [1987], Art. 6https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol20/iss3/6

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