Species Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet, 1912)
- Aphelinus chrysomphali Mercet, R.G. 1912. Un parasito dell 'pollroig'. Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 12: 135-140 [135].
Type data:
Holotype MNCN, Spain. - Aphelinus quaylei Rust, E.W. 1915. Three new species of Aphelinus. Entomological News 26(2): 73-77 [75].
Type data:
Holotype USNM ♀, Peru. - Prospaphelinus silvestrii De Gregorio, A. 1914. Nuovo Aphelinus parassita del Chrysomphalus dictyospermi. Nuovi Annali di Agricoltura Siciliano 3(4) [406].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Italy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mercet, R.G. 1927. Calcididos africanos y de la isla de Madera. Eos. Revista Española di Entomologia. Madrid. 3: 489-499 [489] (Aphelinus quaylei Rust as synonym of Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet))
- Mercet, R.G. 1932. Notas sobre Afelinidos. EOS. Revista Española de Entomología 8: 353-365 [359] (Prospaphelinus silvestrii De Gregorio as synonym of Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet))
Generic Combinations
- Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet, 1912). —
Timberlake, P.H. 1926. New species of Hawaiian chalcid-flies (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 6: 305-320 [315] (New combination for Aphelinus chrysomphali Mercet)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Biological control of California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell))
Introduced from Spain.
Distribution References
- Hely, P.C.; Gellatley, J.G. 1962. Experiments on red scale control in coastal New South Wales. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 73(2) [70-72]
- McLaren, I.W.; Buchanan, G.A. 1973. Parasitism by Aphytis chrysomphali Mercet and A. melinus DeBach of California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), in relation to seasonal availability of suitable stages of the scale. Australian Journal of Zoology 21(1): 111 - 117 [111-117]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHALCIDOIDEA | 10-Oct-2018 | ADDED | Karin Koch |