Redescription of Apanteles mimoristae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a parasitoid of the native pyralid cactus moth Melitara cf. nephelepasa in central Mexico


	Adults of Apanteles mimoristae Muesebeck recently emerged from the irregular mass of cocoons (center). Both sexes emerged from a single caterpillar of the zebra worm, Melitara cf. nephelepasa (Pyralidae) feeding on Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae) commercial plots from Milpa Alta, Mexico City, MX. The mass of cocoons in the center of the Petri dish shows compact, oval cocoons made up of tightly arranged silk threads.

Part of: Villegas-Luján R, Plowes R, Gilbert LE, Rodríguez JC, Canales-del-Castillo R, Gallegos-Morales G, España-Luna MP, Fernández-Triana J, Sanchez-Peña SR (2024) Redescription of Apanteles mimoristae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a parasitoid of the native pyralid cactus moth Melitara cf. nephelepasa in central Mexico. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97: 207-228. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.117514