Taxonomic review of Coccobius species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from China, with notes on their use in biological control of scale insect pests (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), and description of a new species
Author
Wang, Zhu Hong
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China; & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, China; & Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Author
Huang, Jian
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China; & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, China; & Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Author
Pan, Dong Ming
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
text
Journal of Natural History
2013
J. Nat. Hist.
2013-08-13
48
5 - 6
359
373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2013.791954
journal article
7040
10.1080/00222933.2013.791954
13137cdc-83ca-408b-bf82-995abdb2cf88
1464-5262
4632155
Coccobius furviflagellatus
Huang
Coccobius furviflagellatus
Huang, 1994: 146
.
Holotype
♀
,
CHINA
:
Fujian
,
Fuzhou
,
Jinshan
,
October 1988
(
X.L. Lin
)
yellow pan trap
, (FAFU).
Host
Unknown.
Distribution
China
(
Fujian
).
Comments
Coccobius furviflagellatus
is similar to
Coccobius ephedraspidis
(Yasnosh)
in having the flagellum dark brown to black, but
C. ephedraspidis
can be distinguished from
C. furviflagellatus
by having all the antennomeres brown, and the head and mesosoma also dark brown.