Oobius nearcticus (Trjapitzin, 1977)

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Petrice, Toby R., Gates, Michael W. & Bauer, Leah S., 2015, Two new species of Oobius Trjapitzin (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) egg parasitoids of Agrilus spp. (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from the USA, including a key and taxonomic notes on other congeneric Nearctic taxa, ZooKeys 498, pp. 29-50 : 38

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Encyrtidae

Oobius nearcticus (Trjapitzin, 1977) Figures 9-10, 24

Szelenyiola nearctica Trjapitzin 1971: 160-161. Type locality: Blodgett Forest (8 mi. E. of Georgetown), University of California Blodgett Forest Research Station, El Dorado Co., California, USA.

Oobius nearcticus (Trjapitzin): Noyes 2010: 662, 668, 671.

Type material examined.

Holotype female [EMEC] on point mount with following four labels: "UC Blodgett Forest 8 mi E. Georgetown, El Dorado Co., California Coll. F. M. Stephen 1970", "Traps A-1094", [red] "Holotypus Szelenyiola nearctica Trjapitzin", "U.C. Berkeley EMEC 82,322". Paratype female [EMEC] on point with following five labels: "UC Blodgett Forest 8 mi E. Georgetown, El Dorado Co., California Coll. F. M. Stephen 1970 A-1094 Traps", "Head with appendages on slide No. 1955", "Also forewing", “Paratypus”, [red] " Szelenyiola nearctica Trjapitzin ♀".

Distribution.

USA (California) ( Trjapitzin 1977).

Hosts.

Unknown.

Comments.

The holotype (Fig. 24) is missing its left hindwing and the apical 2/3 of the left forewing.