The First Species of Prococcophagus Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from America North of Mexico

Authors

Zachary Lahey, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, South CarolinaFollow
Alvin M. Simmons, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, South CarolinaFollow
Sharon A. Andreason, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, South CarolinaFollow

ORCID IDs

Lahey 0000-0002-9402-9570

Simmons 0000-0003-0750-0975

Andreason 0000-0002-8261-7623

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2025

Citation

Insecta Mundi (2025) 1108

February 28, 2025

ZooBank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:99423081-F21A-4B9C-94AF-CAB2BBFC5EA4

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

Prococcophagus tobiasi (Myartseva) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is newly recorded from the state of Florida. This represents the first record of the genus Prococcophagus Silvestri in the United States. Amendments are made to the original description based on the newly collected specimens, and the species is placed in the context of the genus based on a phylogenetic analysis of 28S rDNA. The status of the specimens comprising the type series is discussed and notes are made on the unusual coloration exhibited by living specimens.