Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg

Wang, Zhu Hong, Huang, Jian & Pan, Dong Ming, 2013, Taxonomic review of Coccobius species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from China, with notes on their use in biological control of scale insect pests (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), and description of a new species, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 48 (5 - 6), pp. 359-373 : 365

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2013.791954
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4743097
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038F87E9-FFB7-542D-9AE9-37A1FD0EFAC8
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg
status

Treatment

Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg View in CoL

Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg, 1852: 195 View in CoL . GERMANY. Neotype ♀ (designated by LaSalle & Bouček 1989), (BMNH).

Aphelinus annulicornis (Ratzeburg, 1852) View in CoL : Dalla Torre, 1898: 220. New combination for Coccobius annulicornis Ratzeburg. View in CoL

Physcus testaceus Masi, 1909: 36–37 . ITALY.

Coccobius testaceus (Masi, 1909) View in CoL : Hayat 1983: 81. New combination for Physcus testaceus Masi. Synonymized by LaSalle and Bouček (1989): 132.

Hosts

Coccidae : Coccus sp. Diaspididiae: Chionaspis salicis ; Contigaspis kochiae , Diaspidiotus prunorum , D. transcaspiensis , Furchadaspis zamiae , Lepidosaphes ficus , L. malicola , L. ulmi , Lepidosaphes spp., Lineaspis junipericola , Mytilaspis conchiformis , Quadraspidiotus gigas , Q. jaapi , Q. perniciosus , Q. slavonicus , Tecaspis asiatica , T. prunorum , Zepidaphes mesasiatica . Eriococcidae : Gossyparia spuria ( Noyes, 2012) .

Distribution

Europe, Asia (temperate regions). Introduced into USA (California) ( Peck, 1963; Noyes, 2012).

Comments

Coccobius annulicomis resembles Coccobius donatellae in colouration and structure. It can be distinguished by the pale F2, pale apical half of F5, and relative lengths of the ovipositor and mid tibia (1.4–1.5: 1).