Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg

Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg, 1852: 195 . GERMANY. Neotype ♀ (designated by LaSalle & Bouček 1989), (BMNH).

Aphelinus annulicornis (Ratzeburg, 1852): Dalla Torre, 1898: 220. New combination for Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg.

Physcus testaceus Masi, 1909: 36–37 . ITALY.

Coccobius testaceus (Masi, 1909): Hayat 1983: 81. New combination for Physcus testaceus Masi. Synonymized by LaSalle and Bouček (1989): 132.

Hosts

Coccidae: Coccus sp. Diaspididiae: Chionaspis salicis; Contigaspis kochiae, Diaspidiotus prunorum, D. transcaspiensis, Furchadaspis zamiae, Lepidosaphes ficus, L. malicola, L. ulmi, Lepidosaphes spp., Lineaspis junipericola, Mytilaspis conchiformis, Quadraspidiotus gigas, Q. jaapi, Q. perniciosus, Q. slavonicus, Tecaspis asiatica, T. prunorum, Zepidaphes mesasiatica . Eriococcidae: Gossyparia spuria (Noyes, 2012) .

Distribution

Europe, Asia (temperate regions). Introduced into USA (California) (Peck, 1963; Noyes, 2012).

Comments

Coccobius annulicomis resembles Coccobius donatellae in colouration and structure. It can be distinguished by the pale F2, pale apical half of F5, and relative lengths of the ovipositor and mid tibia (1.4–1.5: 1).