Oobius buprestidis (Gordh & Trjapitzin, 1981)

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Petrice, Toby R., Gates, Michael W. & Bauer, Leah S., 2015, Two new species of Oobius Trjapitzin (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) egg parasitoids of Agrilus spp. (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from the USA, including a key and taxonomic notes on other congeneric Nearctic taxa, ZooKeys 498, pp. 29-50 : 32-33

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Encyrtidae

Oobius buprestidis (Gordh & Trjapitzin, 1981) Figures 5-6

Avetianella buprestidis Gordh and Trjapitzin 1981: 7-8, 9 (key), 59 (illustrations). Type locality: Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA.

Avetianella buprestidis : Trjapitzin 2001: 735 (key), 736 (list).

Oobius buprestidis (Gordh & Trjapitzin): Noyes 2010: 662.

Type material examined.

Holotype female [USNM] on point mount labeled with following seven labels: "Ex egg of Bupretus [sic] aurulentus ", "Portland, Ore., F.D. Keen Colr.", "Hopk. US No. 33150-D", "Lot No. 41-14524", " Habrolepoidea n. sp. det. Gahan", " Avetianella sp.n. Det Trjapitzin et Gordh", [red] "Holotypus Avetianella buprestidis G. & T.". The head and antenna are slide mounted separately: [left label] "♀ Holotype, Head & antenna, Avetianella buprestidis Gordh & Trjapitzin", [right label] "Portland, Oregon, Hopkins #33150-D, Lot #41-14524, Ex eggs Buprestus aurulentus ". The forewing is mounted on an additional slide with the forewing of a male paratype: [left label] "♂ Forewing, top, Avetianella buprestidis G.&T., Portland, Ore., Lot # 41-14524, Hopkins # 33150-D, ♂ paratype", [right label] "♀ Forewing, bottom, (Holotype) Ex. eggs Buprestus aurulentus , F.P. Keen, col. Head & antenna, Avetianella buprestidis Gordh & Trjapitzin, [right label] "Portland, Oregon, Hopkins #33150-D, Lot #41-14524, Ex eggs Buprestus aurulentus ".

Distribution.

USA (Oregon) ( Gordh and Trjapitzin 1981).

Host.

Buprestis aurulenta L. ( Gordh and Trjapitzin 1981 [as Buprestus aurulentus ]; Trjapitzin 2001 [as Cypriacus aurilentus L.]).

Comments.

The point-mounted portion of the type (Fig. 5) is positioned at the apex of the point. Co-mounted proximally is a complete male paratype. A sliver of wood is pinned in the main collection (USNM) on which are eight eggs of Buprestis aurulenta (7 of which have parasitoids emergence holes) bearing the 33150-D Hopkins number designation.