Metaphycus eriococci

* Metaphycus eriococci (Timberlake, 1916) [Encyrtidae] (Fig. 3–4) Aphycus eriococci Timberlake, 1916: 631. Female, USA. Diagnosis. Female. Body 0.7–0.9 mm long, orange to brown. F1–F4 dark brown, F5–F6 brownish yellow, clava dark brown; F1–F4 subequal in length, each segment about 0.7× as long as wide; scape slightly expanded, 3–4× as long as broad. Maxillary and labial palpi three-segmented. Legs usually pale yellow; mid tibia and hind tibia with faintly brown mark. Fore wing hyaline, linea calva interrupted; venation yellow-brown; hind wing hyaline. Ovipositor slightly projecting, 4–5× as long as gonostylus. Male. Body 0.7–0.8 mm long, dark brown; very similar to the female except for antenna and genitalia. Material examined. Korea. GG: 476 Dongtanjiseong-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si (37°14′5.8″N / 127°2′53.5″E), 3 females and 5 males, ex . A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 6-VI-2014 (S.J. Suh); same locality, 1 female and 6 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 26-VI-2014 (S.J. Suh); 126 Suin-ro, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, 1 female, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 18-VI-2014 (S.J. Suh); 10 Taejangro 54beon-gil, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, 1 female, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 9-X-2014 (S.J. Suh). CN: Techno 4-ro, Ryuseong-gu, Daejeon-si, 11 females and 9 males, ex . A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 31-V-2014 (B.J. Lee). GB: 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu-si (35°53′26.5″N / 128°37′12.3″E), 26 females and 6 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 31-V-2014 (S.J. Suh); same locality, 65 females and 15 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 6-VII-2014 (S.J. Suh); same locality, 42 females and 9 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 27-VII-2014 (S.J. Suh). GN: 592-15 Hadan-dong, Saha-gu, Busansi, 2 females and 5 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 13-VI-2014 (S.J. Suh); Yongdusan park (35°06′03.28″N / 129°01′59.88″E), 1 male, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 14-VI-2014 (S.J. Suh); Yokjido (34°38′17.8″N / 128°16′31.1″E), 1 female and 3 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 16-IX-2014 (S.J. Suh); 1074-2 Mulgeon-ri, Samdong-myeon, Naehae-gun (34°47′53.7″N / 128°2′33.2″E), 2 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 16-IX-2014 (S.J. Suh); Minam-ri, Sanyang-eup, Tongyeong-si (34°46′7.7″N / 128°24′0.7″E), 6 females and 8 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 17-IX-2014 (S.J. Suh). JN: 60 Geurin-ro, Geumcheon-myeon, Naju-si, 4 females and 5 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 26-V- 2014 (S.J. Suh); Baeksa-ri, Gongsan-myeon, Naju-si, 16 females and 1 male, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 27-V-2014 (S.J. Suh). JJ: Susan-ri, Awol-eup, Jeju-si, 6 females and 5 males, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 20-V-2014 (S.J. Suh); Topyeong-dong, Seogwipo-si, 1 male, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 20-V-2014 (S.J. Suh); 293-28 Ieodo-ro, Seogwipo-si, 1 male, ex. A. lagerstroemiae on L. indica, 20-V-2014 (S.J. Suh). Distribution. China, USA (Wang et al. 2014; Noyes 2018); Korea *. Hosts. Coccidae: Coccus hesperidum. Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae, A. quercus (Noyes 2018). Remarks. This species is recorded for the first time in Korea.
Published as part of Suh, Soo-Jung, 2019, Notes on some parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) associated with Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in the Republic of Korea, pp. 1-5 in Insecta Mundi 690 on pages 2-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3670468
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