Leptomastidea abnormis ( Girault, 1915 )

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Aguirre, María B., Logarzo, Guillermo A., Hight, Stephen D., Ciomperlik, Matthew A., Rugman-Jones, Paul F. & Verle Rodrigues, Jose C., 2018, Complex of primary and secondary parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae and Signiphoridae) of Hypogeococcus spp. mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the New World, Florida Entomologist 101 (3), pp. 411-434 : 415

Leptomastidea abnormis ( Girault, 1915)

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Paraleptomastix abnormis Girault 1915: 184 . Type locality: an unspeci- fied locality in Sicily, Italy; apparently either [Contrada] Salina or Mondello in Palermo Province ( Triapitsyn 2015). Lectotype female [USNM], examined ( Triapitsyn 2015).

Leptomastidea abnormis (Girault) : Noyes 2000: 137−138 (taxonomic history, list of synonyms, diagnosis, host associations, use in bio- control, distribution, comments), 301–302, 347 (illustrations); Trjapitzin & Ruíz Cancino 2002: 31–32 (mentioned), 34 (illustration); Trjapitzin et al. 2004: 90–91 (catalog); Triapitsyn 2015: 10–11 (type information, lectotype designation, distribution), 13 (illustrations).

Leptomastidea antillicola Dozier 1937: 121–122 . Type locality: coffee grove of the University of Puerto Rico Demonstration Farm, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico ( USA). Subsequent references: De Santis 1979: 191 (catalog); Noyes 1980: 206 (list, a comment that it may be correctly placed in Leptomastidea ); Noyes & Hayat 1994: 439 (list); Trjapitzin & Ruíz Cancino 2002: 31 (mentioned); Trjapitzin et al. 2004: 91 (catalog). Syn. n.

Type Material Examined. Holotype male of L. antillicola [ USNM] on slide ( Fig. 4 ) labeled: 1. “ Leptomastidea antillicola Doz. Ƌ Reared from Pseudo-coccus virgatus on leaves of “Guaba,” Inga inga at Univ. o [sic] P. R. Dem. Farm San Sebastián, P. R. May 12-1936, M. R. Smith”; 2. [red] “ Leptomastidea antillicola Dozier Type Ƌ Type No. 51762 U.S. N.M.”. The holotype ( Fig. 5 ) is uncleared, complete, mounted dorsoventrally.

Measurements of the holotype (mm, as length or length:width). Body: 1.476; head: 0.351; mesosoma: 0.572; gaster: 0.646; genitalia: 0.209. Antenna: radicle: 0.061; scape: 0.215; pedicel: 0.057; F1: 0.172; F2: 0.133; F3: 0.16; F4: 0.136; F5: 0.139; F6: 0.133; clava: 0.227. Fore wing: 1.095:0.443; longest marginal seta: 0.03; hind wing: 0.707:0.14; longest marginal seta: 0.06.

Material Examined. ARGENTINA: San Juan, Departamento Al- bardón, Campo Afuera, 1 Feb 1997, S. V. Triapitsyn, K. M. Daane, D. González, P. Fidalgo, P. Schliserman (on table grapes in a private yard); emerged 2 Apr 1997 from Planococcus ficus (Signoret) ( Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae ) in University of California, Riverside Entomology Quarantine Laboratory ( USA: California, Riverside Co., Riverside), K. C. McGiffen, S& R #97-03-06 [6 females, ~ 150 males, UCRC].Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, May 1976, M. Rose (from “ Pseudococcus sp. ” [rather likely a Planococcus sp. ] on citrus) [4 females, 3 males, UCRC].

Comments. Leptomastidea abnormis is a widespread, common mealybug parasitoid that is probably native to the Mediterranean and has been introduced, accidentally or otherwise, to the New World and elsewhere ( Noyes 2000; Trjapitzin & Ruíz Cancino 2000). The host of its junior synonym L. antillicola in Puerto Rico was Ferrisia virgata (Cock- erell) ( Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae ) on foliage of guaba, Inga edulis [as Inga inga ] ( Dozier 1937); this mealybug is among the known hosts of L. abnormis , as listed by Noyes (2000).

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Figs. 2–3. Leptomastidea abnormis female (San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina): 2, antenna; 3, fore wing.

Figs. 4–5. Leptomastidea abnormis male (holotype of L. antillicola): 4, slide; 5, habitus.