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Scutellista
''Scutellista'' is a genus of chalcid wasps. They are parasitoids of scale insects. Description The Scutellum (insect anatomy), scutellum projects as a roof over about two-thirds of the Gaster (insect anatomy), gaster. The mesoscutum and scutellum have with many scattered short hairs, rather than pairs of strong bristles.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 Taxonomy The genus ''Scutellista'' includes the following species: * ''Scutellista aenea'' Kurdjumov, 1912; found in Ukraine. * ''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. * ''Scutellista gigantea'' Berlese, 1916, a parasitoid of the scale insect ''Ceroplastes, Ceroplastes mimosae''; found in Eritrea. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scutellista Gigantea
''Scutellista'' is a genus of chalcid wasps. They are parasitoids of scale insects. Description The Scutellum (insect anatomy), scutellum projects as a roof over about two-thirds of the Gaster (insect anatomy), gaster. The mesoscutum and scutellum have with many scattered short hairs, rather than pairs of strong bristles.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 Taxonomy The genus ''Scutellista'' includes the following species: * ''Scutellista aenea'' Kurdjumov, 1912; found in Ukraine. * ''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. * ''Scutellista gigantea'' Berlese, 1916, a parasitoid of the scale insect ''Ceroplastes, Ceroplastes mimosae''; found in Eritrea. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |