Scientific name

Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae: Encyrtinae

Diagnosis

Female: Form very small. Antenna with 2-4 anelliform segments, adpressed with clava; clava large, at least as long as remainder of antenna; fore wing broad, with distal veins not clearly defined.

Image

dorsal view Adult - dorsal view

Distribution

India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (Hayat, 2006; Noyes, 2013).

Hosts / Biology

Chionaspis ramakrishnai (Hayat, 1986); Contigaspis sp. (Hayat, 1979); Pinnaspis strachani on Murraya koenigii (Hayat, 1979); Diaspis sp. on Citrus medica (Agarwal, 1963).

References

  • Agarwal, M.M. 1963. New coccid-inhabiting encyrtid parasites (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) recorded from Aligarh. Zeitschrift fur Parasitenkunde, 22: 394-400.
  • Hayat, M. 1979. Taxonomic notes on Indian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). I. Journal of Natural History, 13: 315-326.
  • Hayat, M. 1986. 'Family Encyrtidae': pp. 67-137. [Subba Rao, B. R. & Hayat, M. (eds) 1986].
  • Hayat, M. 2006. Indian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). viii +496pp. Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
  • Noyes, J.S. 2012 Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/chalcidoids/index.html (accessed 03rd May, 2013).