 Fig 1. Ooctonus nigrotestaceus |
 Fig 2. Ooctonus nigrotestaceus |
 Fig 3. Ooctonus himalayus |
 Fig 4. O. himalayus, head & antenna |
 Fig 5. O. himalayus, antenna |
 Fig 6. O. himalayus, head front view |
 Fig 7. Forewing |
 Fig 8. Mesosoma |
Nomenclature
Ooctonus Haliday, 1833: 343. Type species Ooctonus insignis Haliday, 1833, by original designation.
Diagnosis
- Pronotum with a transverse carina near posterior margin
- Fore wing (Fig. 7) with marginal and stigma veins forming an almost linear sigmoid curve
- Propodeum (Fig. 8) with several sharp carinae medially
- Gaster distinctly petiolate, at least 3x as long as broad
Geographic Distribution
Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental, Neotropical, Nearctic, and Palaearctic regions.
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Hosts and habitat
Known hosts belong to Cicadellidae and Thripidae (Noyes, 2013).
Species in India
1. himalayus Subba Rao, 1989 (original description and key to Oriental species) (Distribution: Himachal Pradesh).
2. nigrotestaceus Subba Rao, 1989 (original description and key to Oriental species) (Distribution: Tamil Nadu).
References
Subba Rao, BR. 1989. On a collection of Indian Mymaridae (Chalcidoidae: Hymenoptera). Hexapoda, 1: 139-186.
Credits
Dr. K. Rajmohana and M. Anjana, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut for provide the specimen.
Ramesh Kumar et al., 2013