Allotropa kamburovi Annecke & Prinsloo, 1977

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Allotropa kamburovi Annecke & Prinsloo

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Allotropa kamburovi Annecke & Prinsloo, 1977: 105 (original description, illustrated); Masner and Huggert 1989: 47 (catalogued); Vlug 1995: 12 (catalogued, type information).

Material examined.

Holotype: South Africa • ♀; Pretoria, Tvl., laboratory culture. S. Kamburov, ex Planococcus citri (Risso) on potato sprouts. Type material was held in culture for a number of months having first emerged from P. citri collected at Rustenburg, Tvl., ii. 1976, by E.C.G. Bedford (T 5025) (SANC).

Paratypes: South Africa • 1♂; same data as holotype; slide mounted (SANC) ; 24♀♀, 43♂♂, same data as holotype (NHMUK, USNM) .

Comments.

Only a single male is present in the NHMUK. Additional specimens identified as A. loundsburyi are likely to be misidentifications of A. kamburovi by Ferrière. See comments below under Allotropa loundsburyi .

Biology.

Solitary endoparasitoid of the citrus mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso) on potato sprouts ( Annecke and Prinsloo 1977).

Distribution.

South Africa ( Annecke and Prinsloo 1977).

Figures

Figure 9. Allotropa kamburovi paratype female (SANC) (A-D) and Allotropa loundsburyi lectotype female (MZLU) (E, F) A head, anterior view B habitus, dorsal view C antenna, lateral view D wings, dorsal view E habitus, lateral view F slide preparation with data labels.