Species Aphytis melinus DeBach, 1959
- Aphytis melinus DeBach, P. 1959. New species and strains of Aphytis (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) parasitic on the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Mask.), in the Orient. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 52: 354-362 [Date published 30/07/1959] [361].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM ♀, India.Subsequent designation references:
Triapitsyn, S.V.; Kim, J.-W. 2008. An annotated catalog of the type material of Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in the Entomology Research Museum, University of California at Riverside. University of California Publications in Entomology 129 [Date published 06/11/2008] [76].
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced.
Distribution References
- Campbell, M.M. 1976. Colonization of Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) in Aonidiella aurantii (Mask.) (Hemiptera, Coccidae) on citrus in South Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 65(4): 659-668
- Smith, D. 1978. Biological control of scale insects on citrus in south-eastern Queensland. I. Control of red scale Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17(4): 367-371
- Smith, D.; Elder, R. 1993. Integrated pest management in pawpaws. pp. 116-117 in Corey, S.A.; Dall, D.J.; Milne, W.M. Pest control and sustainable agriculture. Melbourne, Australia : CSIRO 514 pp.
History of changes
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| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 06-May-2020 | CHALCIDOIDEA | 11-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Karin Koch |
| 01-Nov-2012 | 01-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |