Encarsia antiopa (Girault)

Schmidt, Stefan & Polaszek, Andrew, 2007, The Australian species of Encarsia Förster (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae), parasitoids of whiteflies (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae) and armoured scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea: Diaspididae), Journal of Natural History 41 (33 - 36), pp. 2099-2265 : 2125

8. Encarsia antiopa (Girault)

( Figures 27–30 )

Prospaltella antiopa Girault 1913, p 188 . Holotype „, Australia, Queensland, Babinda , 28

October 1912 ( QMBA, type no. Hy. 1728, examined) .

Coccophagus antiopa (Girault) : Girault 1915, p 47. Change of combination.

Prospaltella antiopa Girault : Compere 1931, p 11; Dahms 1983, p 45.

Encarsia antiopa (Girault) : Viggiani 1985c, p 235. Change of combination.

The male holotype of Encarsia antiopa (Girault) belongs to the E. perflava group and could be the male of E. justicia . However, the male has a dark infuscation behind the marginal vein which is missing in E. justicia and in the closely related perflava group males E. bothrocera , E. cibcensis , and E. perflava . The male also differs from E. perflava and E. cibcensis by having, similar to E. bothrocera , pit-like sensilla on F1. Unlike E. cibcensis and E. perflava , the male has at least one papillate sensillum on F4. The flagellum of the male holotype of E. antiopa is equipped with the following numbers of pit-like and papillate sensilla: F1 with five to seven pit-like and two papillate sensilla, F2 with about eight papillate sensilla, pit-like sensilla indiscernible, F3 with about seven papillate sensilla and F4 with at least one papillate sensillum.

Species group placement. E. perflava group.

Distribution. Australia: Queensland.

Host. Unknown.

Figures

Figures 27–30. Encarsia antiopa (Girault), holotype female. (27) Overall view of type specimen. (28) Antenna. (29) Fore wing. (30) Mesosoma and base of gaster.