Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA 901 



Genus COCCOPHAGOIDES Girault 



Coccophagoides Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus., Mem. 4: 58. 



Type-species: Coccophagus abiiorniicoriiis Girault. Orig. desig. 

 Diaspiniphagus Silvestri. 1927. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici, Bol. 20: 35-36. 



Type-species: Pwspalta siniilis Masi. Orig. desig. 



This genus consists of less than 10 species. One species, C. iitilis Doutt, acts in concert with 

 Aphytis ttiacitlicornis (Masi) to achieve biological control of the olive scale, Parlatoria oleae 

 (Colv.), in California. This is an excellent e.xample of multiple parasite importation success. 



Taxonomy: Mercet, 1928. Soc. Espan. de Hist. Nat., Bol. 28: 511-512. — Nowicki, 1929. Neue 

 Beitr. Syst. Insektenk. 4 (13-14): 158. -Compere, 1936. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 6 (12): 

 292-293. -Doutt, 1966. Hilgardia 37 (9): 219-231. 



Biology: Broodryk and Doutt, 1966. Hilgardia 37 (9): 233-254. —Finney, 1966. Hilgardia 37 

 (9): 337-343. -Kennett et a/., 1966. Hilgardia 37 (9): 255-282. —van den Bosch and 

 Messenger, 1973. Biol. Control, pp. 39, 110, 111. — DeBach, 1974. Biol. Control by Nat. 

 Enem., pp. 171, 204. 

 fuscipennis (Girault). III. Host: Melaiiaspis obscum (Comst.). Transfered from Prospaltella 

 Ashmead, teste H. Compere (in lift.). 

 Proxpaltella fuscipennis Girault, 1908. Psyche 15 (6): 120-121. 9. 



Biology: Baker, 1933. U. S. Dept. Agr., Cir. 295: 8-9. 

 kuwanae (Silvestri). Conn. s. to N. J., w. to Ohio, Calif. Host: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona 

 (Targ.-Tozz.), Qiiadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comst.). 

 DiaspiniphaguH Kmvanae Silvestri, 1927. Lab. Zool. Gen. e. Agr. Portici, Bol. 20: 39-41. 9. 



Taxonomy: Compere, 1936. Calif. Univ., Pubs. Ent. 6 (12): 293. —Doutt, 1966. Hilgardia 37 

 (9): 223, 224, 226. 



Biology: Flanders, 1960. Jour. Econ. Ent. 53 (5): 757. 

 similis (Masi). Cosmopolitan. Host: Diaspidiotus viticola (Leon.), Qnadraspidiotus 

 ostreaeforniis (Curt.), Q. perniciosus (Comst.), Targionia vitis (Sign.). 

 Prospalta similis Masi, 1908. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici , Bol. 3: 148-149. 9. 

 Prospaltella ilicis Mercet, 1921. Soc. Espan. de Hist. Nat. Tomo 50 Aniv., pp. 304-305, 308. 

 9. 



Taxonomy: Silvestri, 1927. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici , Bol. 20: 36-38 (redescribed in 

 Diaspiniphagus). —Flanders, 1960. Jour. Econ. Ent. 53 (5): 757 (distribution). 

 utilis Doutt. Calif. Host: Parlatoria oleae (Colv.). 



Coccophagoides utilis Doutt, 1966. Hilgardia 37 (9): 224-226. 6, 9. 



Biology: Broodryk and Doutt, 1966. Hilgardia 37 (9): 233-254. —Kennett et ai, 1966. 

 Hilgardia 37 (9): 255-282. -Huffaker and Kennett, 1966. Hilgardia 37 (9): 283-335. 

 — DeBach, 1974. Biol. Control by Nat. Enem., pp. 171, 204. 



Genus COCCOPHAGUS Westwood 



Coccophagus Westwood, 1833. London, Edinb. and Dublin Phil. Mag. and Jour. Sci. 3 (3): 

 344. 



Type-species: Entedon scutellaris Dalman. Desig. by Westwood, 1840. 

 Paracliaritopus Brethes, 1913. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist., Nat., An. 24: 105. 



Type-species: Paracliaritopus lecanii Brethes. Monotypic. 

 Onophilus Brethes, 1918. Soc. Rural Argentina, An. 53: 155. 



Type-species: Onophilus caridei Brethes. Monotypic. 

 Parencarsia Mercet, 1930. Eos 6 (2): 198. 



Type-species: Coccophagus krygeri Mercet. Orig. desig. 



Coccophagus contains about 140 species and is worldwide in distribution. Some species have 

 been important in biological control of lecaniine coccids. 



