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 maculatus
Huang
Coccobius maculatus
Huang, 1994: 167
.
Holotype
♀
,
CHINA
:
Fujian
, Shaxian, 1980 (
N.Q.Lin
) sweeping (FAFU).
Host
Unknown.
Distribution
China
(
Fujian
).
Comments
Coccobius maculatus
is close to
C. bifasciatus
(Ishii)
in antennal colour and metasomal markings, but differs from the latter as follows: all legs pale; mid lobe of mesoscutum largely with slightly longitudinally reticulate sculpture; metasomal terga laterally with distinct and non-continuous dark areas. In
C. bifasciatus
the legs are pale brown except the apical part of all tibiae; mesoscutum mostly with somewhat transversely drawn-out cells; gaster with rather sharply defined brown to black bands on sides from base to at least the cercal plates.