New data of Bulgarian parasitoid entomofauna and contributions to host-parasitoid interactions

Dr. Nyonka Velcheva, Atanas Atanassov, Zhenya Ilieva

Abstract: Fifteen parasitoid species of order Hymenoptera were collected in eight habitats in Bulgaria. Six species belong to family Ichneumonidae, respectively 5 – to Braconidae, 2 – to Eulophidae and 1 respectively to Perilampidae and Pteromalidae. Microplitis naenia and Phthorima compressa are new species for Bulgarian fauna. Four new primary host-parasitoid trophic interactions were established and eight plant associates are new for the parasitoids Teliutaea striata – Rubus idaeus.

Keywords: Braconidae; Eulophidae; Ichneumonidae; parasioid; Perilampidae; trophic interaction

Date published: 2017-09-08