Encarsia clariscutellum (Girault)

Schmidt, Stefan & Polaszek, Andrew, 2007, The Australian species of Encarsia Förster (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae), parasitoids of whiteflies (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae) and armoured scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea: Diaspididae), Journal of Natural History 41 (33 - 36), pp. 2099-2265 : 2154-2155

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701550766
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5D3887DF-FFB0-8F63-EAE1-FBABFD3EFBF3
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Encarsia clariscutellum (Girault)
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28. Encarsia clariscutellum (Girault) View in CoL

( Figure 95 View Figure 95 )

Coccophagus clariscutellum Girault 1915 [238], p 51, 57. Holotype ♀, Australia, Queensland, Gordonvale along Mulgrave , 12 May 1914 (QMBA, type no. Hy. 2932, examined).

Coccophagus clariscutellum fasciafacies Girault 1939, p 16 View in CoL . Holotype ♀, Australia, Queensland, Stanthorpe , February 1927 (J. H. Smith), reared from Aspidiotus perniciosus View in CoL on plum (QMBA).

Prospaltella clariscutellum Girault View in CoL : Compere 1931, p 11. Change of combination.

Coccophagus clariscutellum Girault View in CoL : Dahms 1983, p 183.

Encarsia clariscutellum Girault View in CoL : Viggiani 1985c, p 240. Change of combination.

Male. Unknown.

Species group placement. Not established.

Distribution. Australia: Queensland.

Host. Diaspididae : Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) .

Comments

The slide-mounted holotype is in very bad condition and no diagnostic characters are recognizable. The specimen is crushed and wings and antenna are missing. Apparently the specimen has been remounted and the antennae were lost during that process since one antenna was illustrated by Viggiani (1985c, p 239).