Trechnites viridiscutellatus ( Ishii, 1928 )

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 : 393-394

Trechnites viridiscutellatus ( Ishii, 1928)

Psylledontus viridiscutellatus Ishii, 1928: 111 .

Metallon viridiscutellatus (Ishii) : TRJAPITZIN (1989): 251 (new combination).

Trechnites viridiscutellatus (Ishii) : GUERRIERI & NOYES (2009): 258 (new combination).

Material examined. 2 ♀♀, Hokkaido, Kutchan, Shiribeshi , swept, 17.vii.1992, Y.Sakamaki et al. lgt., G. Japoshvili & Y. Higashiura det. ; 1 ♀, Hokkaido, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Ishikani , swept, 27.vi.1992, E. Ikeda lgt., G. Japoshvili & Y. Higashiura det. ; 1 ♀, Hokkaido, Mt. Youtei, Kutchan, Shiribeshi , swept, 15.vii.1992, Y. Sakamaki et al. lgt., G. Japoshvili & Y. Higashiura det. ; 1 ♀, Hokkaido, Shavashinzan , swept, 5.viii.1993, Y. Sakamaki lgt., G. Japoshvili & Y. Higashiura det. ( YHYJ) .

Distribution. Japan: Hokkaido (new record), Kyushu ( TACHIKAWA 1963a). Endemic.

Comments. We were not able to find the type material of this species, but the examined material matches Ishii’s description of the species, except that the scape is completely dark brown and the legs are slightly darker. They are similar to Trechnites insidiosus (Crawford, 1910) and may be the same.