Anicetus beneficus Ishii & Yasumatsu, 1954

Japoshvili, George, Higashiura, Yoshimitsu & Kamitani, Satoshi, 2016, A review of Japanese Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera), with descriptions of new species, new records and comments on the types described by Japanese authors, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56 (1), pp. 345-401 : 354

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5306831
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5332809
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scientific name	Anicetus beneficus Ishii & Yasumatsu, 1954
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Anicetus beneficus Ishii & Yasumatsu, 1954 View in CoL

Anicetus benefices Ishii & Yasumatsu, 1954: 70 .

Material examined. 2 ♀♀, Matsuyama, ex Ceroplastes rubens , 20.vi.1960, T. Tachikawa lgt. & det .; 5 ♀♀, Matsuyama, vi.1956, T. Tachikawa lgt. & det. ( ELKU) .

Distribution. Japan: Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku ( TACHIKAWA 1963a). Australian, Oriental, Palaearctic ( NOYES 2016).

Comments. The type material of this species could not be located. Our interpretation of the species is based on the abovementioned specimens. The clava has two complete sutures and the ovipositor is exserted with the exserted part about 0.75× as long as the mid tibial spur.