Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926)

Madl, Michael, H, Anicetus, H, Anthemus, W, Cheiloneurus, S, Diversinervus, L, Encyrtus, F, Habrolepis & M, Homalotylus, 2023, A catalogue of the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) of Eritrea, Linzer biologische Beiträge 55 (1), pp. 219-239 : 226-227

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scientific name	Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926)
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Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) View in CoL

Euaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) View in CoL : COMPERE 1931b: 252 (biology, Eritrea without exact locality).

Euaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) View in CoL : FULMEK 1943: 75 (world host-parasitoid catalogue).

Aphycus helvolus COMPERE, 1926 View in CoL : THOMPSON 1944: 101 (world host-parasitoid catalogue), 124 (world parasitoid-host catalogue).

Aphycus helvolus COMPERE, 1926 View in CoL : THOMPSON 1955: 236 (world parasitoid-host catalogue).

Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) View in CoL : ANNECKE & INSLEY 1971: 17 (catalogue Afrotropical region).

Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) : ANNECKE & MYNHARDT 1981: 42 (taxonomy, description ♀ ♁, biology, Eritrea ( COMPERE 1931b)), 44 (figs 105-108), 65 (key ♀).

Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) View in CoL : PRINSLOO 1983: 13 (parasitoid-host catalogue Afrotropical region), 25 (host-parasitoid catalogue Afrotropical region).

Metaphycus helvolus (COMPERE, 1926) View in CoL : ABATE 1991: 15 (parasitoid-host catalogue Ethiopia: Ethiopia = Eritrea).

H o s t: Hemiptera View in CoL , Coccidae View in CoL : Saissetia oleae (OLIVIER, 1791) ( COMPERE 1931b) View in CoL .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: no exact locality ( COMPERE 1931b).

Metaphycus helvolus , which is recorded from all zoogeographical regions, is also known from Namibia and South Africa.

References

ABATE T. (1991): Entomophagous Arthropods of Ethiopia: A Catalog. - Technical Manual 4, Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia: VI + 50 pp.

COMPERE H. (1931 b): A Discussion of the Parasites of Saissetia oleae (BERN.) collected in Eritrea. - University of California Publications in Entomology 5 / 12: 247 - 255.

FULMEK L. (1943): Wirtsindex der Aleyrodidae und Cocciden-Parasiten. - Entomologische Beihefte 10: V, 1 - 100.

PRINSLOO G. L. (1983): A parasitoid-host Index of Afrotropical Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). - Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa, 60: 35 pp.

THOMPSON W. R. (1944): A Catalogue of the Parasites and Predators of Insect Pests. Section 1. Host Parasite Catalogue. Part 3. Parasites of the Hemiptera. - Belleville (The Imperial Parasite Service): V + 149 pp.

THOMPSON W. R. (1955): A Catalogue of the Parasites and Predators of Insect Pests. Section 2: Host Parasite Catalogue Part 3: Hosts of the Hymenoptera (Calliceratid to Evaniid). - Ottawa (The Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control): 191 - 332.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Encyrtidae
Genus	Metaphycus