Nomenclature
Euryischia Girault, 1889: 92, pl. ix. Fig. 2. Type species: Euryischia lestophoni Riley; monotypic.
Diagnosis
- Collar of pronotum with numerous short setae
- Metanotum with a triangular plate overlapping propodeum medially, propodeum medially long, with excavated/ truncated postero-lateral sides
- Hind coxa large, compressed or disc-like; hind tibia slightly curved with 2 white spurs
Hosts and habitat
These are considered as parasitoids of dipterous larvae/pupae and the record of coccids as hosts indicate that these are either hyperparasitoids on entomophagous.
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.