Coccobius maculatus Huang, 1994

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 : 370-371

Coccobius maculatus Huang

Coccobius maculatus Huang, 1994: 167 . Holotype ♀, CHINA: Fujian, Shaxian, 1980 (N.Q.Lin) sweeping (FAFU).

Host

Unknown.

Distribution

China (Fujian).

Comments

Coccobius maculatus is close to C. bifasciatus (Ishii) in antennal colour and metasomal markings, but differs from the latter as follows: all legs pale; mid lobe of mesoscutum largely with slightly longitudinally reticulate sculpture; metasomal terga laterally with distinct and non-continuous dark areas. In C. bifasciatus the legs are pale brown except the apical part of all tibiae; mesoscutum mostly with somewhat transversely drawn-out cells; gaster with rather sharply defined brown to black bands on sides from base to at least the cercal plates.