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| Scientific
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Aprostocetus purpureus |
| Author(s): |
Cameron |
| Synonyms: |
Aprostocetus (Aprostocetus) purpureus (Cameron, 1913)
Hadrothrix purpurea Cameron, 1913
Tetrastichus imsii Mahdihassan, 1923
Tetrastichus purpureus (Cameron)
Aprostocetus purpureus (Cameron)
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| Common names: |
Parasitic wasp (English),
Porojibee boltaa (Bangla)
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| Classification: |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
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Phylum |
Arthropoda |
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Class |
Insecta |
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Subclass |
Pterygota |
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Superorder |
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Order |
Hymenoptera |
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Superfamily |
Chalcidoidea |
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Family |
Aphelinidae |
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Genus |
Aprostocetus |
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| Basis of record: |
Repository - IMZCU |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Host: |
Tachardia lacca, T. albizziae, Aspidiotus orientalis. |
Distribution:
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Bangladesh (Bhuiya et al., 1997); India (Hussain, 1986), Pakistan (IIBC, 1995), Australia and Malaysia (Thompson, 1955). |
References:
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Bhuiya, B. A, Chowdhury, S. H. and Kabir, S. M. H. 1997. An annotated list of chalcid parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of coccoidea (Homoptera) on guava in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology. 25(1): 53-64.
Husain, T. and Khan, M. Y. 1986. Family Eulophidae. (In: Subba Rao, B.R.; Hayat, M. (Eds) - The Chalcidoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of India and the adjacent countries.) Oriental Insects. 20: 241.
Thompson, W. R. 1955. A catalogue of the parasites and predators of insect pests. Section 2. Host parasite catalogue, Part 3. Hosts of the Hymenoptera (Calliceratid to Evaniid). pp.309 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, The Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
| Additional data: |
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| Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: |
2008-10-23 (yyyy-mm-dd)
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