Scutellista
Scutellista sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eunotidae
Subfamily: Eunotinae
Genus: Scutellista
Motschulsky, 1859

Scutellista is a genus of chalcid wasps.[1] They are parasitoids of scale insects.[2]

Description

The scutellum projects as a roof over about two-thirds of the gaster. The mesoscutum and scutellum have with many scattered short hairs, rather than pairs of strong bristles.[3]

Taxonomy

The genus Scutellista includes the following species:[2]

  • Scutellista aenea Kurdjumov, 1912; found in Ukraine.[2]
  • Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe, 1832), a parasitoid of many scale insect species (Coccoidea); it has been introduced into many countries as a biological control agent, and has a world-wide distribution.[2]
  • Scutellista gigantea Berlese, 1916, a parasitoid of the scale insect Ceroplastes mimosae; found in Eritrea.[2]
  • Scutellista hayati (Farooqi, 1981), a parasitoid of Cerococcus, a scale insect; found in India[2]
  • Scutellista hispanica (Masi, 1931); found in Croatia and Spain.[2]
  • Scutellista nigra Mercet, 1910, a parasitoid of scale insects; found in Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, and Spain.[2]
  • Scutellista obscura (Foerster, 1878), a parasitoid of scale insects; found in the Palearctic.[2]
  • Scutellista ovivora (Ishii, 1928), a parasitoid of Lecanium, a scale insect; found in Japan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Scutellista". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Noyes, J.S. (March 2019). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Xiao, H., & Huang, D. W. (2001). A review of Eunotinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from China. Journal of Natural History, 35(11), 1587-1605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/002229301317092342


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