Species Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker, 1839)
- Aphelinus lycimnia Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Privately Published. 333 pp. [11].
Type data:
Holotype Belfast, Ireland. - Eulophus scutellaris Nees ab Esenbeck, C.G. 1834. Hymenopterorum Ichneumonibus affinium, Monographiae, genera Europaea et species illustrantes. Stuttgart und Tübingen Vol. 2 447 pp. [166].
Type data:
Holotype Germany. - Platygaster lecanii Fitch, A. 1859. Fifth report on the noxious and other insects of the state of New York. Insects infesting deciduous forest trees. Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society 18: 805-806.
Type data:
Holotype USNM, New York, USA. Type data:
Holotype USNM, New York, USA.Type data:
Holotype USNM, District of Columbia, USA.- Coccophagus californicus Howard, L.O. 1889. Three new parasites of Icerya. Insect Life 1: 268-270 [269].
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Holotype USNM, California, USA. - Coccophagus coccidis Girault, A.A. 1917. Descriptiones stellarum novarum. Privately Published. 22 pp. [2].
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Holotype USNM, Louisiana, USA. - Coccophagus corni Alam, S.M. 1956. The taxonomy of some British aphelinid parasites (Hymenoptera) of scale insects (Coccoidea). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 108: 357-384 [364].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, England, UK. - Coccophagus taxi Alam, S.M. 1956. The taxonomy of some British aphelinid parasites (Hymenoptera) of scale insects (Coccoidea). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 108: 357-384 [365].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, England, UK. - Coccophagus vividus Howard, L.O. 1885. Descriptions of North American Chalcididae from the collections of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and of Dr C.V. Riley, with biological notes. (First paper). Together with a list of the described North American species of the family. Bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology 5: 1-47 [24].
Type data:
Holotype USNM, Florida, USA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gahan, A.B. 1924. Some new parasitic Hymenoptera with notes on several described forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 65: 1-23 [Date published 19/07/1924] [12] (Coccophagus coccidis Girault, Coccophagus cognatus Howard and Coccophagus vividus Howard as synonyms of Platygaster lecanii Fitch)
- Mercet, R.G. 1929. Notas sobre Afelínidos (Hym. Chalc.). 3a nota. Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 15: 457-460 [460] (Platygaster lecanii Fitch as synonym of Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker))
- Compere, H. 1931. A revision of the species of Coccophagus, a genus of hymenopterous, coccid-inhabiting parasites. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 78: 1-132 [Date published 31/12/1931] [59] (Coccophagus californicus Howard as synonym of Coccophagus lecanii (Fitch))
- Peck, O. 1963. A catalogue of the Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera). The Canadian Entomologist Supplement 30: 1092 pp. [305] (Coccophagus ater Howard as synonym of Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker))
- Ferrière, C. 1965. Hymenoptera Aphelinidae d'Europe et du Bassin Mediterranéen. Faune de l'Europe et du Bassin Méditerranéen 1: 206 pp. [120] (Coccophagus corni Alam and Coccophagus taxi Alam as synonyms of Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker))
- Graham, M.W.R. de V. 1976. The British species of Aphelinus with notes and descriptions of other European Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera). Systematic Entomology 1(2): 123-146 [139] (Eulophus scutellaris Nees as synonym of Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker))
Generic Combinations
- Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker, 1839). —
Mercet, R.G. 1931. Notas sobre Aphelinidos (Hym. Chalc.) 4a nota. EOS. Revista Española de Entomología 7: 395-410 [400] (New combination for Aphelinus lycimnia Walker)
Distribution
Recorded from "Australia".
Extra Distribution Information
Biological control agent of citrus scale insects
Introduced from USA to Western Australia.
Distribution References
- Waterhouse, D.F. and Sands, D.P.A. 2001. Classical biological control of arthropods in Australia. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Monograph Series 77: 560 pp. [37-64, 172-173, 223, 236-237]
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 | 12-Oct-2018 | ADDED | Karin Koch |