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| Scientific
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Coccophagus pseudococci |
| Author(s): |
Compere |
| Synonyms: |
Coccophagus pseudococci Compere,
Coccophagus manii Agarwal, 1964
Coccophagus indicus Agarwal, 1964
Coccophagus zebratulus Subba Rao and Rai, 1969
Coccophagus coorgensis Subba Rao and Rai, 1969 |
| Common names: |
Parasitic wasp (English), Porojibee boltaa (Bangla) |
| 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 |
Coccophagus |
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| Basis of record: |
Repository - IMZCU |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Host: |
Planococcus pacificus on Psidium guajava (present study); Paliococcus indicus, Phenacoccus iceryoides, Ferrisia virgata, Nipaecoccus viridis, Coccidohystrix insolita, Planococcus citri and Pulvinaria maxima on Solanum sp. (Hayat, 1988, 1998). |
Distribution:
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Bangladesh (Bhuiya, et al., 1997), India (Hayat, 1986, 1988; Hayat and Zeya, 1993), China (Compere, 1933; Thompson, 1953; Herting, 1972; Hayat, 1986, 1988). |
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.
Compere, H. 1933. A revision of the species of Coccophagus, a genus of hymenopterous, coccid-inhabiting parasites Proc U S Natl Mus, 78: 1 - 132.
Hayat, M. 1986. 'Family Aphelinidae', Oriental Insects 20: 143-171.
Hayat, M. 1988. The varius- and pseudococci-groups of Coccophagus (Hymenoptera Aphelinidae), with notes and a description of a new species from Sri Lanka. Oriental Insects, 22: 163-174.
Herting, B. 1972. Homoptera. A catalogue of parasites and predators of terrestrial arthropods. Section A. Host or Prey/Enemy. 2 pp. i+210pp Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Slough, England Journal Nat. Hist. 15: 17-29.
Thompson, W. R. 1953. A catalogue of the parasites and predators of insect pests. Section 2. Host parasite catalogue. Part 2. Hosts of the Hymenoptera (Agaonidae to Braconidae). :ii+190pp Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
| Additional data: |
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| Image: |
to be added... |
| Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: |
2008-06-03 (yyyy-mm-dd)
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