 Fig 1. Coccobius - dorsal view |
 Fig 2. Coccobius - male lateral view |
 Fig 3. Coccobius fulvus |
 Fig 4. Coccobius fulvus |
 Fig 5. Coccobius reticulatus |
 Fig 6. Coccobius reticulatus |
 Fig 7. Coccobius - thorax |
 Fig 8. Coccobius - mesosoma |
Nomenclature
Coccobius Ratzeburg, 1852: 195; Hayat, 1983: 68-81; 1984: 289-334. Type species: Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg, by subsequent designation: Gahan and Fagan, 1923.
Physcus Howard, 1895: 43. Type species: Coccophagus varicornis Howard, by monotypy.Synonymy by Hayat,1983: 78.
Encyrtophyscus Blanchard, in De Santis, 1948: 192. Type species: Physcus flavoflagellatus De Santis, by original designation.
Physculus Yasnosh, 1977: 1115. Type species: Physculus danzigae Yasnosh, by original designation.
Diagnosis
- Antenna 7-segmented, anellus minute, funicle with 3 segments, club 2-segmented
- Mid lobe of mesoscutum with numerous setae, each axilla hardly projecting with a single setae; Scutellum with broadly rounded apex and usually with 4-6 setae
- Fore wing without a linea calva; submarginal vein with a row of four or more setae; marginal vein not short than costal cell, postmarginal vein nearly obsolete or at most very short
Species in India
1. Coccobius aligarhensis (Hayat)
2. Coccobius aspidiellae Hayat
3. Coccobius assamensis Hayat
4. Coccobius ceroplastidis (Agarwal)
5. Coccobius comperei (Hayat)
6. Coccobius confusus (Compere & Annecke)
7. Coccobius cosibus Hayat
8. Coccobius debachi (Compere & Annecke)
9. Coccobius flaviceps (Girault & Dodd)
10. Coccobius fulvus (Compere & Annecke)
11. Coccobius himalayanus Hayat
12. Coccobius himpradianus Hayat
13. Coccobius mirus Hayat
14. Coccobius phoebus Hayat
15. Coccobius reticulatus (Compere & Annecke)
16. Coccobius subflavus (Annecke & Insley)
17. Coccobius udakamundus Hayat
18. Coccobius zalama Hayat & Khan
Hosts and habitat
Females are primary parasitoids in diaspidid scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Males, bred from diaspidids or other coccoid hosts, are generally hyperparasitoids on other primary parasitoids, including females of their own species.
Selected references
- Hayat, M. 1998. Aphelinidae of India (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): A taxonomic revision. Memoirs of Entomology, International. Volume 13. Associated Publishers, Gainesville, Florida. 416 pp.