Encarsia nayarita Myartseva, 2013

Myartseva, Svetlana Nikolaevna, Evans, Gregory Allyn & Coronado-Blanco, Juana Maria, 2014, The Encarsia noyesi species-group (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Aphelinidae) in the Neotropical region, with a key and description of the male of E. andrewi from Mexico, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 39, pp. 33-46 : 40

Encarsia nayarita Myartseva, 2013

Encarsia Encarsia nayarita Myartseva, 2013b: 646-649. Holotype female. Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, 18.IX.2012, S. Myartseva, ex. Aleurodicus coccolobae on Myrtus communis , in UCRC.

Diagnosis.

Female: head yellow, face and orbits of eyes white, in living female pearlish-bluish-white, occiput black. Antenna white, scape and pedicel dorsally black, first segment of funicle completely, third to half of second segment black, upper part of third segment slightly infuscate. Club, excluding whitish base and third segment, black. Mesosoma black, scutellum light yellow, in living female pearlish-bluish-white, side lobes light yellow, with dark spot on apical part. Fore wing hyaline. Legs white, basal part of mid coxae, hind coxae and half basal part of femora dorsally black. Gaster black, third valvula white. Eye slightly longer than cheek. Mandible 3-dentate. Antennal scape (Fig. 7 ) 4.6 times as long as wide, pedicel 1.8 times as long as wide. First segment of funicle 0.6 times as long as second segment and 1.7 times as long as wide; second segment 2.5 times as long as wide; third segment twice as long as wide. First segment of funicle without sensilla. Sculpture of mesoscutum longitudinally reticulate. Fore wing twice as long as wide, its base with 10-14 short setae. Mid tibial spur slightly longer than basitarsus. Ovipositor exserted, 1.1 times as long as mid tibia, third valvula 0.7 times as long as second valvifer. Male: unknown.

Distribution.

Mexico (Nayarit).

Hosts.

Aleurodicus coccolobae Quaintance & Baker.

Figures

Figures 7 - 12. Antennae of Encarsia spp.: 7 Encarsia nayarita, female 8 Encarsia noyesi, female 9 male 10 Encarsia pithecura, female 11 Encarsia tamaulipeca, female 12 male.