Leucotaraxis argenticollis (Zetterstedt 1848:, 2021) Gaimari & Havill, 2021

Gaimari, Stephen D. & Havill, Nathan P., 2021, A new genus of Chamaemyiidae (Diptera: Lauxanioidea) predaceous on Adelgidae (Hemiptera), with a key to chamaemyiid species associated with Pinaceae-feeding Sternorrhyncha, Zootaxa 5067 (1), pp. 1-39 : 33

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3915D929-50E3-4235-A02F-EA9DE4B1E48F
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5725135
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1C6E87CA-403B-A428-FF06-86DDDA29E18B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Leucotaraxis argenticollis
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Leucotaraxis argenticollis View in CoL ( Zetterstedt, 1848: 2814;

Leucopis ), comb. nov.

Type locality: Sweden (LT ♂, MZLU) .

This species is widespread in North America, and occurs in northern Europe, the far eastern Palearctic, and India. They are predators of species of Adelges and Pineus infesting Abies , Picea , Pinus , and Tsuga (details provided above). They have also been swept from Cinara ponderosae infesting young stands of Pinus ponderosa .