Eriaphytis chackoi Subba Rao

Hayat, Mohammad, 2012, Records and descriptions of some Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India, Zootaxa 3521, pp. 39-50 : 49

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.212460
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6172383
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/380D87C7-687D-1C4D-5E8F-FE99FCD8FCC1
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Eriaphytis chackoi Subba Rao
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Eriaphytis chackoi Subba Rao View in CoL

( Figs 22–24 View FIGURES 22 – 24 )

Eriaphytis chackoi Subba Rao, 1980: 44 View in CoL –45, female. India, Karnataka, Pulney Hill (BMNH). Hayat, 1998: 117, female, redescription, figures.

Material examined. INDIA: KARNATAKA: Bengaluru [formerly, Bangalore], Hebbal, 68 females (on 4 cards; 4 females on two slides), 20.iv.2009, ex Ceroplastes sp., Coll. K. Veenakumari (Collection No. A.573) (31 females in ZDAMU; 37 females returned to Dr. Veenakumari in NBAII).

Comments. This species has not been reported since its original description based on 7 females (holotype and 6 paratypes) reared from Vinsonia stellifera Westwood ( Hemiptera : Coccidae ). The above listed specimens, reared from a species of Ceroplastes Gray ( Hemiptera : Coccidae ), were received from Dr. K. Veenakumari of the NBAII, Bengaluru. Because this beautiful species was described in detail with illustrations by Subba Rao (1980) and later redescribed and illustrated by Hayat (1998), I do not redescribe the species but for the first time provide photographs of the head, body and fore wing ( Figs 22–24 View FIGURES 22 – 24 ).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
SuperFamily	Chalcidoidea
Family	Aphelinidae
Genus	Eriaphytis