Three new species of Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), parasites of Pseudaulacaspis spp. (Homoptera: Diaspididae) in India and Australia.
Rosen D., DeBach P.
Author Affiliation: Systematic Entomology Lab., IIBII, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
Entomophaga 31 : 139-151
Abstract : Aphytis bangalorensis sp.n. is described from individuals parasitizing the diaspidid Pseudaulacaspis barberi on mangoes in Karnataka, India, and A. sankarani sp.n. is described from individuals parasitizing P. cockerelli on Areca catechu, bananas, coconuts and Michelia champaca in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India. The taxonomic affinities of these and another newly described species are discussed.