Ammonoencyrtus De Santis 1964

Hosts. Hyperparasitoid of Hemiptera: Coccidae via Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae

californicus (Compere 1925: 304) (Eusemion)

Type. USNM

Distribution. C (Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, southern San Joaquin Valley)

Host/habitat. Hyperparasitoid of Ceroplastes cirripediformis, Coccus hesperidum, Saissetia oleae via Metaphycus lounsburyi, Microterys nietneri; NEW: Eulecanium kunoense (EMEC), Parthenolecanium corni, P. quercifex, Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi (UCRC)

Remarks. This species was first referred to by Timberlake (1913) as “ Eusemion n. sp. ”. A specimen from Contra Costa County (EMEC), reported from E. kunoense, is placed here, although it lacks the characteristic dark color of A. californicus (possibly from being stored in alcohol for several years). Bernal et al. (2001) reported this species on citrus ( Rutaceae) from the southern San Joaquin Valley (Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties) without specifying exactly which county this species occurred in. They also reared this species from a batch of Coccus pseudomagnoliarum, noting that the exact host still needs to be confirmed.