Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius, 1888

Suh, Soo-Jung, 2018, Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) reared from Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in the Republic of Korea, Insecta Mundi 612, pp. 1-6 : 3-4

7. Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius ( Fig. 5 )

Diagnosis. Body dark brown; antennae, ocelli, tegula, and legs yellowish brown; forewing hyaline with marginal fringe short, marginal, postmarginal, and stigma veins absent; clypeal margin of mouth strongly emarginated at base of each mandible; antenna five-segmented, three funicle segments narrow and aneliform, clava large and unsegmented; mesonotum and axillae reticulate, scutellum protruding posteriorly with fine sculpture; gaster slightly shorter than thorax, ovipositor about two-thirds length of middle tibia; tarsi four-segmented.

Material examined. Korea. GG: 476 Dongtanjiseong-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, 2 females, ex. P. cockerelli on T. cuspidata , 11-vii-2014 (S.J. Suh) . CN: 260 Unkyo-ri, Dupo-myeon, Asan-si, 28 females, ex. P. cockerelli on T. cuspidata , 3-vii-2016 (S.J. Suh) . GN: Dusan-ri, Munsan-eup, Jinju-si, 4 females, ex. P. cockerelli on D. kaki , 28-iv-2015 (B.G. Jeong) .

Figures

Figures 1–6. Six species of parasitoids associated with Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley) in Korea. 1) Aphytis japonicus DeBach and Azim, male. 2) Encarsia berlesei (Howard), female. 3) Marietta carnesi (Howard), female. 4) Pteroptrix sp. 2, male. 5) Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius, female. 6) Chartocerus subaenus (Förster), female.