Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 893 



Biology: Jackson et al, 1970. Jour. Econ. Ent. 63 (3): 733-736. —Archer et al., 1974. Ent. 

 Sec. Amer., Ann. 67 (1): 11-14. 



Genus APHYTIS Howard 



Aphytis Howard, 1900. Canad. Ent. 32 (6): 168. 



Type-species: Aphytis Ckilensis Howard. Monotypic. 

 Prospaphelinus DeGregorio, 1914. Agr. Siciliana, Ann. 3 (4): 406. 



Type-species: Prospaphelinus silvestrii DeGregorio. Monotypic. 



About 90 species of Aphytis are known. They are primary external parasites of armored scale 

 insects and some species are important biological control agents of various diaspidine pests. 



Taxonomy: Mercet, 1932. Eos 8 (4): 353-365. -De Santis, 1948. La Plata Rev. Mus. Zool. (n. 

 s.) 5: 113-138. —Compere, 1955. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 10 (4): 271-320. — Quednau, 1964. 

 So. Africa Ent. Soc, Jour. 27 (1): 86-116. -DeBach, 1969. Israel Jour. Ent. 4 (1): 11-28. 

 -Jashnosh, 1972. Ent. Rev. 51 (2): 146-152. -Jashnosh, 1973. Ent. Rev. 52 (4): 478-485. 

 -Rosen and DeBach, 1974. Bui. SROP, pp. 21-38. —Graham, 1976. Syst. Ent. 1 (2): 

 133-134. -DeBach and Rosen, 1976. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 69 (3): 541-545. 



Biology: DeBach, 1974. Biol. Control by Nat. Enem., 323 pp. —Rosen and DeBach, 1976. 

 Mushi 46 (1): 1-17. 

 abnormis (Howard). N. J. s. to D. C. Host: Lepidosaphes ulmi (L.), Lepidosaphes sp. on Salix 

 caprea. 

 Aphelinus abnomiis Howard, 1881. U. S. Dept. Agr., Ann. Rept. for 1880, pp. 353, 355. 9. 



Taxonomy: DeBach and Azim, 1962. Mushi 36 (1): 1. 

 chilensis Howard. Cosmopolitan. Host: Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, Aspidiotus sp. on Pinus 



radiata, Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch), Furchadiaspis zarniae (Morg.), Hemiherlesia 



rapax (Comst.). It seems that what previous writers have called chilensis will turn out 



to be a complex of morphologically similar forms. 

 Aphytis Chile7isis Howard, 1900. Canad. Ent. 32 (6): 168. 9. 

 Aphelinus longiclavae Mercet, 1911. Assoc. Espan. Prog. Cien., Cong. Valencia, p. 128. 3, 



9. 

 Trichograinmatoidea signiphoroides Brethes, 1913. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat., 



An. 24: 99-100. 9. 

 Aphelinus capitis Rust, 1915. Ent. News 26 (2): 73-74. 9. 



Taxonomy: Brethes, 1916. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat., An. 27: 429. —Mercet, 1921. 

 Real Soc. Hist. Nat., Bol. 50: 299-300. — Timberlake, 1924. Hawaii. Ent. Soc, Proc. 5 (3): 

 411-412. — Gahan, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 65 (4): 11. —Compere, 1955. Calif. Univ., 

 Pubs. Ent. 10 (4): 283-285. —Quednau, 1964. So. Africa Ent. Soc, Jour. 27 (1): 94-96. 

 chrysomphali (Mercet). N. Y. s. to Fla., w. to Calif. Host: Acutaspis umbonifera (Newstead), 



Aonidiella aurantii (Mask.), A. citrina (Coq.), Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morg.). 

 Aphelinus chrysomphali Mercet, 1912. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat., Bol. 12: 135-140. 9. 

 Prospaphelinus silvestrii DeGregorio, 1914. Agr. Siciliana, Ann. 3 (4): 406. Questionable 



synonym. 

 Aphelinus quaylei Rust, 1915. Ent. News 26 (2): 75-76. 9. Questionable synonym. 



Taxonomy: De Santis. 1948. La Plata Mus. Rev. Zool. (n. s.) 5: 122-126. —Compere, 1955. 

 Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 10 (4): 314-316. —Quednau, 1964. So. Africa Ent. Soc, Jour. 27 (1): 

 113-114. —DeBach and Rosen, 1976. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 69 (3): 541-545. 



Biology: Quayle, 1932. Calif. Agr. Exp. Sta., Bui. 542: 31-33. — Woglum et al., 1947. Jour. 

 Econ. Ent. 40 (6): 818-820. —DeBach, 1954. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici, Bol. 33: 134-151. 

 —Smith, 1957. Canad. Ent. 89 (5): 219-230. — Muma, 1959. Jour. Econ. Ent. 52 (4): 577-586. 

 — DeBach and Sisojevic, 1960. Ecology 41: 153. —DeBach and Sundby, 1963. Hilgardia 34 

 (5): 105-166. -Quednau, 1964. So. Africa Agr. Sci., Jour. 7: 335-345. -Huffaker, 1971. Biol. 

 Control, pp. 74, 170-171, 180-182, 185, 186, 464. — Abdelrahman, 1974. Aust. Nat. (Austral.) 

 Jour. Zool. 22 (2): 203-229. 



citrinus Compere. Calif. Host: Aonidiella citrina (Coq.). 



Aphytis citrinus Compere, 1955. Calif., Univ., Pubs. Ent. 10 (4): 309, 312-313. 9. 



