Prochiloneurus dactylopii (Howard)

Montes-Rodríguez, José Mauricio, Kondo, Takumasa & Gaimari, Stephen D., 2024, Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), with description of a new species of Leucopina Malloch (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), Zootaxa 5424 (4), pp. 423-436 : 428

Prochiloneurus dactylopii (Howard)

( Figs 1E–F )

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Santander: 2 ♀, Bucaramanga, Barrio La Aurora , 07°07′35″N, 73°07′00″W, 1010 m a.s.l., 10.i.2020, coll. J. Montes, ex Malvaviscus arboreus [ CTNI] ; 1 ♀, Bucaramanga, Barrio San Francisco , 07°07′56″N, 73°07′21″W, 993 m a.s.l., 10.i.2020, coll. J. Montes [ CTNI] .

Notes. The antennal coloration and the ratio of clava to funicle length differ slightly from the description of the type material of P. dactylopii provided by Noyes & Triapitsyn (2017), these same authors studied a specimen with these same characteristics from Chiapas ( Mexico) and tentatively identified it as P. dactylopii . However, they emphasize that the taxonomy of the Prochiloneurus dactylopii species complex is under study, hence, it is likely that this species is part of a complex of species that are difficult to separate. Species of the genus Prochiloneurus are known as hyperparasitoids of Anagyrus species ( Noyes 2021), however, its association with P. dactylopii and A. kamali is here reported for the first time.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A–D. Allotropa cf. citri. A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view (the wings have been removed). C. Dorsal view of female scutellum. D. Male antenna. E–F. Prochiloneurus dactylopii. E. Lateral view. F. Female antenna. Scale bar represents 0.5 mm.