Two new species of Coccophagus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from China

Zootaxa. 2023 Mar 29;5258(3):342-350. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.7.

Abstract

The malthusi group of Coccophagus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is characterized by a densely setose mesoscutellum with the posterior apical pair of setae distinctly longer than others. In the present paper, two new species of the malthusi group are described from China: Coccophagus infuscatus sp. nov. and Coccophagus bandus sp. nov., both reared from species of Coccidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha). The type specimens are housed in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Hemiptera*
  • Hymenoptera*