Gonatocerus risbeci ( Heqvist, 1960 )

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2021, Illustrated key to the genera and catalogue of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 5036 (1), pp. 1-166 : 31

Gonatocerus risbeci ( Heqvist, 1960)

Lymaenon risbeci Heqvist, 1960: 430 [generic transfer and replacement name for Gonatocerus africanus Risbec, 1956 , not G. africanus Soyka, 1950 (transfer to Lymaenon )].

Gonatocerus risbeci (Heqvist) : Huber, 2015: 32 (generic transfer, list).

Gonatocerus africanus Risbec, 1956a: 153 ; 14 ♀ and 1 ♂ syntypes (MNHN). TL: Cameroon, Garoua .

Gonatocerus jassidae Risbec, 1956b: 821 ( nomen nudum ). This name unquestionably applies to G. risbeci , as Risbec’s discussion about the original misidentification of the host clearly indicates.

Gonatocerus camerounensis Özdikmen, 2011: 840 (unnecessary replacement name for Gonatocerus africanus Risbec, 1956 not Soyka, 1950).

Distribution. Cameroon.

Afrotropical hosts. Cicadellidae : “ Tettigoniella albidipes ” ( Risbec 1956a) . The author of the species name was not given by Risbec and the specific name was not found in any catalogue of Cicadellidae . The genus is a synonym of Cicadella Latreille.