Table 1.
Distribution, host records and larvae development of Neotropical Meteorus. The last column provides information about the examined material and its repository. The superscripts indicate the following references: 1Aguirre and Shaw 2014a, 2Aguirre et al. 2011, 3Zitani et al. 1998, 4Aguirre and Shaw 2014b, 5Jones and Shaw 2012, 6Cave 1993, 7Maes 1989, 8Hilburn et al. 1990, 9Pair et al. 1986, 10Porter 1926, 11De Huiza 1994, 12De Santis 1967, 13Artigas 1972, 14Muesebeck 1939, 15Muesebeck 1958, 16Aguirre et al. 2010, *Molina-Ochoa et al. 2003 erroneous record, misinterpretation of Etcheverry 1957, 17Marsh 1979, 18Ortegón et al. 1988, 19Gladstone 1991, 20Dyer et al. 2005, 21Segeren and Sharma 1978, 22Muesebeck 1967, 23Muesebeck 1923, 24Shaw and Nishida 2005, 25Barrantes et al. 2011, 26Luna and Sanchez 1999, 27Shaw and Jones 2009, 28Molina-Ochoa et al. 2001, 29Ashmead 1889. Both distribution and host information without superscript are new records.
| Parasitoid species | Distribution | Host family | Mode of parasitoid development | Material examined (Depository) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteorus albisericus | Ecuador1 | Pyralidae1 | Solitary1 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus albistigma sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus alejandromasisi | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Hesperiidae3, Megalopygidae2 | Gregarious3 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus amazonensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus andreae | Colombia2, Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus antioquensis | Colombia2 | Saturniidae2 | Gregarious2 | Paratype (ICN) |
| Meteorus anuae | Ecuador4 | Erebidae4 | Gregarious4 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus arizonensis | Colombia2, Costa Rica, Honduras6, Nicaragua7 | Noctuidae6,7 | Unknown | Voucher (UWIM) |
| Meteorus autographae | Bermuda8, Mexico9 | Noctuidae9 | Solitary23 | Voucher (UWIM) |
| Meteorus boyacensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus bustamanteorum | Ecuador5 | Bombycidae5 | Gregarious5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus calimai | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus camilocamargoi | Costa Rica3 | Pyralidae3 | Solitary3 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus caquetensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus caritatis | Ecuador5 | Nymphalidae5 | Solitary5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus carolae sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus cecavorum | Colombia2, Ecuador4 | Erebidae4 | Gregarious4 | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus chilensis | Argentina12, Chile10,13, Peru11 | Noctuidae11,13 | Gregarious11 | Voucher (UWIM) |
| Meteorus chingazensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus coffeatus | Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus congregatus | Costa Rica3, Panama14 | Sphingidae14 | Gregarious14 | Paratype (NMNH) |
| Meteorus corniculatus | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus desmiae | Colombia2, Costa Rica3, Ecuador1 | Pyralidae1, Crambidae1 | Solitary3 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus dimidiatus | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Voucher (UWIM) |
| Meteorus dixi | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus dos | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus eaclidis | Brazil15 | Saturniidae15 | Gregarious15 | Paratype (NMNH) |
| Meteorus euchromiae | Venezuela29 | Erebidae29 | Unknown | Paratype (NMNH) |
| Meteorus eurysaccavorus sp. n. | Bolivia | Gelechiidae | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus fallacavus sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus farallonensis | Colombia2, Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus flavistigma sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus gigas | Colombia16, Ecuador16 | Unknown | Unknown | Paratype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus guacharensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus guineverae | Colombia2, Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus haimowitzi sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown (reared from cocoon) | Solitary | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus horologium | Ecuador5 | Limacodidae5 | Gregarious5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus huilensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus iguaquensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus imaginatus | Ecuador5 | Noctuidae5 | Solitary5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus jerodi | Colombia2, Ecuador | Noctuidae | Gregarious | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus juliae | Ecuador4 | Erebidae4 | Gregarious4 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus kraussi | Mexico15, Costa Rica | Unknown | Gregarious15 | Paratype (NMNH) |
| Meteorus laphygmae | Chile*, Colombia18, Costa Rica3, Honduras6, Mexico17,28, Nicaragua19, Suriname21, Venezuela22 | Nymphalidae20, Noctuidae6,17,18,19, Erebidae20 | Solitary23 | Voucher (UWIM) |
| Meteorus luteus | Ecuador5 | Nymphalidae5 | Solitary5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus magdalensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus magnoculus sp. n. | Costa Rica | Pyralidae | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus margarita | Ecuador5 | Erebidae5 | Gregarious5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus mariamartae | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus martinezi sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus megalops | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus microcavus sp. n. | Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus micrommatus | Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus mirandae | Ecuador4 | Erebidae4 | Solitary4 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus muiscai | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus noctuivorus sp. n. | Ecuador | Noctuidae | Solitary | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus oreo | Ecuador5 | Erebidae5 | Solitary5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus orion sp. n. | Ecuador | Noctuidae | Solitary | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus oviedoi | Colombia2, Costa Rica24 | Limacodidae24 | Gregarious24 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus papiliovorus | Colombia2, Costa Rica25, Ecuador | Papilionidae2,25, Nymphalidae2 | Gregarious2,25 Solitary |
Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus porcatus | Ecuador5 | Erebidae5 | Gregarious5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus pseudodimidiatus | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus pyralivorus | Ecuador1 | Pyralidae1 | Solitary1 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus quasifabatus | Ecuador5 | Erebidae5 | Gregarious5 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus quimbayensis | Colombia2, Ecuador | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus restionis | Costa Rica25 | Unknown (reared from cocoon) | Gregarious25 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus rogerblancoi | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus rubens | Argentina26, Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Megalopygidae3, Noctuidae2,26, Pyralidae26 | Solitary26, Gregarious3 | Voucher (UWIM) |
| Meteorus rugonasus | Colombia2, Ecuador27 | Nymphalidae27 | Solitary27 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus santanderensis | Colombia2 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (ICN) |
| Meteorus sterictae | Costa Rica3 | Pyralidae3 | Solitary3 | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus townsendi | Brazil14, Colombia2 | Sphingidae14 | Gregarious14 | Paratype (NMNH) |
| Meteorus uno | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus yamijuanum | Colombia2, Costa Rica3 | Unknown | Unknown | Holotype (UWIM) |
| Meteorus zitaniae | Ecuador5 | Megalopygidae5 | Gregarious5 | Holotype (UWIM) |