Heterachthes sablensis Blatchley 1920

Overview & Synopsis

Heterachthes sablensis Blatchley, 1920(Fig. 5)Previous distribution. – United States of America (Florida), Bahamas (Andros Island), Aruba, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Colombia, Ecuador (Galapagos) (Monné et al., 2023).Examined material– 2 ♂, PANAMA (new country record), Panama Province, Chame, Comunidad el Libano, 28.xi.2022 - 9.i.2023, C. Rivera & J.Abrego leg.(MIUP). – 1 ♀, PANAMA, Panama Province, Chame, Comunidad el Libano, 28.xi.2022 - 9. i.2023, C. Rivera & J. Abrego leg. (MIUP).Remarks. – Two male and one female emerged from red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus, 1753) fresh baits; three parasitoid wasps of the genus Cenocoelius Westwood, 1840 (Braconidae: Cenocoeliinae) emerged from the three specimens of H. sablensis. The wasps of this genus have been previously mentioned by Borgmeier (1931) and Kirch (1983) as parasitoids of larvae of Oncideres dejeani Thomson 1868 and Oncideres impluviata (Germar, 1842). Regarding its host plant, Monné (2023) indicates that H. sablensis is associated with Avicennia germinans Linnaeus, 1764 and A. officinalis Linnaeus, 1753 (Verbenaceae).