Scientific name

Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus (Mercet)

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae

Diagnosis

Female: Mesothoracic dorsum, except sometimes axillae, dark, metallic. Antenna with funicle segments with colour variable, at least F6 as dark as club. Antennal scape more or less cylindrical, more than 4x as long as broad. Fore wing with width of apical hyaline area one-tenth to one-eighth of width of infuscated area; transverse hyaline streak very narrow.

Images

Adult female in dorsal view  Female, lateral view Female - dorsal and lateral view

Distribution

India: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu. Also distributed in West Palaearctic; Egypt; Africa (Hayat, 2006).

Hosts / Biology

A common hyperparasitoid of primary parasitoids of mealybugs like Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead), Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, etc.

Reference

  • Hayat, M. 2006. Indian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. vii+496 p.