Table 6.  Relative abundance of three families of parasitoids of Oiketicus kirbyi on several plant species.*

Plant species Braconidae Chalcididae Ichneumoinidae
Amarantus spinosus C A E
Baltimora recta C C -
Byttneria aculeata E C P
Cassia reticulata E C P
Cassia tora C C C
Flemingia congesta C - -
Melanthera aspera P C C
Priva aspera E P E
Scleria melaleuca C A C
Senna stenocarpoides E P P
Solanum jamaicense - A P
Triunfetta semitriloba P E P
Urena lobata P C P
Vitis sycioides C A C

* From Mexzón (1997)

Braconidae: Digonogastra diversus

Chalcididae: Conura sp. and Brachymeria sp.

Ichneumonidae: Ateleute sp. and Filistina sp..

Relative abundance: E= very few (1-9 individuals/10 plants of the same specie), P= few (1-4 individuals/plant), C= common (5-15 individuals/plant), A= abundant (more than 15 individuals/plant)