Species details
Scientific name: Thomsonisca indica
Author(s): Hayat
Synonyms: Thomsonisca indica Hayat, 1970
Thomsonisca amathus (Walker), 1838
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 Thomsonisca  
Basis of record: Repository - IMZCU
Sex: Female
Host: Pulvinaria psidii (Bhuiya, et al., 1997); Ainodiella orientalis on Ficus (Hayat, 1970) and Pseusallacaspis sp. (Shiao, 1977).
Distribution:
Bangladesh, Pakistan, (Ahmad, 1970); China, Taiwan (Shiao, 1977); India (Hayat, 2006).
References:
Ahmad, R. 1970. A new genus and species (Pakencyrtus pakistanensis gen. et sp.n.) of the family Encyrtidae from Pakistan. Entomophaga, 15(3): 237-238.

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.

Hayat, M. 1970. New species of Encyrtidae (Hym., Chalcidoidea) reared from coccids. Mushi 44: 55-63.

Hayat, M. 2006, Indian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 161pp.

Shiao, S. N. 1977, Bionomics of the camellia scale, Pseudaonidia duplex (Cockerell), in northern parts of Taiwan. I. Life history and mortality factors. Plant Protection Bulletin, Taichung 19(2): 65-77.
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Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 2008-10-24 (yyyy-mm-dd)