Species details
Scientific name: 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  
  Phylum Arthropoda  
  Class Insecta  
  Subclass Pterygota  
  Superorder -  
  Order Hymenoptera  
  Superfamily Chalcidoidea  
  Family Aphelinidae  
  Genus Coccophagus  
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:
Bangladesh (Bhuiya, et al., 1997), India (Hayat, 1986, 1988; Hayat and Zeya, 1993), China (Compere, 1933; Thompson, 1953; Herting, 1972; Hayat, 1986, 1988).
References:
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.
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Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 2008-06-03 (yyyy-mm-dd)