Aleiodes belongs in the tribe, Rogadini, that is an endoparasitoid koinobiont of lepidopteran larvae. The developing wasp pupates inside the host remains that hardens into a "mummy"(Sharkey, 1993). It is evident that Aleiodes are endoparasitoids by their mandibles, which are much simpler than the serrate structure of ectoparasitoids (Shaw, 1991). Most are solitary, but gregacious activity from communal "mummies" occurs. Aleiodes lay large, fully-yolk eggs during a second ovipositation after a sting to the host, with a about thirty seconds between each ovipositation (Shaw, 1991).

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New World Species

atricornis burrus mottled form burrus pale form notodontivora palmatus

politiceps quadratus rileyi texanus

Morphospecies

Aleiodes_sp_Panama_11 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_23 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_28 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_37 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_38 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_46 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_47 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_48 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_49 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_50 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_51 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_53 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_58 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_66 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_68 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_100 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_101 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_103 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_104 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_105 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_106 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_107 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_108 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_112 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_113

Aleiodes_sp_Panama_114 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_115 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_116 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_117 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_118 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_119 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_120 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_121 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_124 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_125 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_126 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_127 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_128 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_129 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_130 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_134 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_142 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_148 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_160 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_162 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_165 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_169 Aleiodes_sp_Panama_170 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_172 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_174

Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_178 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_180 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_181 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_184 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_190 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_196 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_197 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_198 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_199 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_200 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_204 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_207 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_212 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_214 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_215 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_216 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_217 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_218 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_219 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_220 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_221 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_222 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_223 Aleiodes_sp_Costa_Rica_224

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Identification

• IDnature guide -- Aleoides and other Rogadinae

The genus Aleiodes, is characterized by: occipital carina; labrum usually (95%) with median longitudinal carina; metasomal terga 3 and 4 often (75%) have median longitudinal carina; protibia without pegs of spines on anterior surface (Sharkey, 1993). A. atricornis also has no combs on the hind legs at the posterior end of the tibia (McGowan, 1996). This parasitic wasp is large (9mm) with a yellowish-orange body, long antennae and a long stigma.

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References

• Krombein, Karl V., Paul D. Hurd, Jr., David R. Smith, & Burks, B. D. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 1. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
• McGowan, A.L.1996. Diversity and Seasonality of Aleiodes and Rogas (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Two Panamanian Rainforests. University of Georgia: Athens. 103pp.
• Shaw, M.R.1991. Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps. Vol. 7. The Royal Entomological Society of London, London.
• Sharkey, M.J.1993. Family Braconidae. Goulet, H. and J.T. Huber (eds.), Hymenoptera of the World; An Identification Guide to Families. Canada Communication Group Publishing: Ottawa.

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