Psilophrys ghilarovi Japoshvili, 2005

Japoshvili, Giorgi & Noyes, John S., 2006, The Western Palaearctic species of Psilophrys Mayr (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), parasitoids of kermesids (Hemiptera, Coccoidea: Kermesidae) attacking oaks (Quercus spp.), Journal of Natural History 40 (29 - 31), pp. 1793-1800 : 1798

Psilophrys ghilarovi Japoshvili

Psilophrys ghilarovi Japoshvili 2005, p 524 –526. Holotype: ♀, Turkey, IZGAS, examined.

Diagnosis

Female. Length 1.26–1.68 mm. Head dark brown, almost black; thorax and gaster dark brown; fore and mid coxae dirty yellow, hind coxa yellow, only hind femora and tibia are dark brown, rest of legs are yellow. Head about 1.7× as wide as frontovertex which is almost 3× as long as its minimum width; scape about 5.4× as long as wide and about 1.4× as long as club; pedicel equal to F1 or very slightly longer; OOL.OCL; ocelli forming an obtuse angle. Fore wing about 2.1× as long as wide; fore wings with marginal fringe present; base of stigmal vein straight; ovipositor slightly exserted, exserted part twothirds as long as mid-tibial spur.

Male. Similar to female except for genitalia and antenna. F1 about 1.5× as long as pedicel, setae on funicle about 0.5× as long as diameter of segments and clava solid.

Distribution

Turkey ( Japoshvili 2005).

Host

Kermes palestiniensis ( Hemiptera : Kermesidae ).

Material examined

Holotype ♀: Turkey: Isparta, near lake Egirdir, Ex Kermes palestiniensis on Quercus coccifera , 3–7 August 2001 (O. Demirozer) (IZGAS). Paratypes: Turkey, 10♀, 3 „, same data as holotype; 8♀, Antalya, Kurshunlu, Ex K. palestiniensis on Q. coccifera , 24 July 2001 (G. Japoshvili); 2 „, Cire (Jire), Ex. K. palestiniensis on Q. coccifera , 18–28 June 2002 (G. Japoshvili); 3 „, 4♀, Isparta, Cire (Jire) ex K. palestiniensis on Quercus coccifera , 18–28 June 2002 (G. Japoshvili); 10♀, Egirdir, ex K. palestiniensis on Q. coccifera , 3–7 July 2001 (G. Japoshvili). Paratypes in IZGAS and BMNH.