Nomenclature
Marlattiella Howard, 1907: 73. Type species: Marlattiella prima Howard, by original designation.
Diagnosis
- Antenna with 4 segments, formula 1111; funicle segment small, quadrate or broader than long; clava long, slightly curved
- Propodeum slightly longer than metanotum, with a triangular projection in middle of posterior margin, but without crenulae
- Fore wing as in Aphytis; costal cell distinctly shorter than marginal vein and with 2 setae; linea calva distinct, proximally bordered by several lines of setae; stigmal vein short, but with a distinct neck
- Tarsal formula 5-5-5
- Gaster as in Aphytis; hypopygium not extending to apex of gaster
Distribution
India: Uttar Pradesh (Hayat, 1998).
Species in India
1. Marlattiella maculata Hayat
Hosts and habitat
Parasitoids of diaspidids (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) (Hayat, 1998).
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.