Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) flagellatus Huber, 1988

(Figs 300–303)

Gonatocerus flagellatus Huber 1988: 78 –79. Holotype female [USNM] (not examined). Type locality: Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., Texas, USA .

Gonatocerus flagellatus Huber: Yoshimoto 1990: 40 (list, ater species group); De Santis & Fidalgo 1994: 124 –125 (catalog).

Material examined. MEXICO. SINALOA, 11 mi. N of La Concha, La Muralla, 25.x.1982, J.T. Huber [1 ♀, UCRC] .

Description. See Huber (1988).

Diagnosis. Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) flagellatus is a member of the bucculentus subgroup of the ater species group. Female body (Fig. 301) generally yellow, with some brown; antenna (Fig. 300) with flagellum black. Occipital sulcus longer than wide. Propodeum (Fig. 302) with submedian carinae fine, straight, parallel, almost extending to dorsellum anteriorly. Wings as in Fig. 303, forewing without a cubital row of setae.

Distribution. NEOTROPICAL*: Mexico (Sinaloa). NEARCTIC: USA. Huber (1988) mentioned occurrence of this species in Mexico without providing further details on its distribution there.

Hosts. The true hosts of this species are unknown. The mealybug ( Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) host indicated on the type slide is very doubtful (Huber 1988).