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| Scientific
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Marietta leopardina |
| Author(s): |
Motschulsky 1863 |
| Synonyms: |
Marietta leopardina Motschulsky, Perissopterus javensis Howard, Marietta javensis indi Girault, Marietta exitiosa Compere, Perissopterus cheriani Mani, Marietta habrolepidis Ghesquière |
| 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 |
Marietta |
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| Basis of record: |
Repository - IMZCU |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Host: |
Secondary Parasite on Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, Mealybug (Bhuiya, et al. 1997; Hayat, 1986), Saissetia hemisphericum (Targ.) (Compere, 1936); Aonidiella orientalis (Hayat, 1998). |
Distribution:
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Bangladesh (Bhuiya, et al., 1997); Throughout India, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Hayat, 1998); Sri Lanka (Compere, 1936); Oriental, Afrotropical, Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical (Hayat, 1998). Hyperparasitoids on other hymenopteran primary parasitoids. The homopteran hosts recorded in the literature are their secondary hosts. |
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. 1936. Notes on the classification of the Aphelinidae with descriptions of new species. Univ Calif publs Ent, 6: 277 - 322.
Hayat, M. 1998. Aphelinidae of India(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a taxonomic revision. Memoirs on Entomology International, 13:162pp. |
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| Latest taxonomic
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2008-06-03 (yyyy-mm-dd)
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