Eutrichosomella Girault

Hayat, Mohammad, 2014, Eutrichosomellini (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae) from India, with description of two new genera, Zootaxa 3821 (4), pp. 425-442 : 427

Eutrichosomella Girault

Eutrichosomella Girault, 1915: 40 –41. Type species Eutrichosomella albiclava Girault , by original designation.

The taxonomy and relationship of Eutrichosomella Girault has recently been considered by Kim & Heraty (2012). The genus presently contains 10 species, including the new species described in this paper. These species are listed below along with their distribution. Hosts are known for only two species, E. blattophaga Girault and E. veenakumariae Hayat , sp. nov., both obtained from blattid oothecae (Blattodea).

1. Eutrichosomella aereiscapus Girault, 1924: 6 ,♀. Australia.

— Eutrichosomella aereiscapus Girault, 1923: 6 . Nomen nudum. — Eutrichosomella aeriscapus Girault, 1933: 3 ,♀. Australia. [Second description as a new species based on the same specimen.]

2. Eutrichosomella albiclava Girault, 1915: 41 ,♀. Australia.

3. Eutrichosomella albifemora Girault, 1923: 6 ,♀. Australia.

4. Eutrichosomella blattophaga Girault, 1915: 41 ,♀. Australia.

5. Eutrichosomella indica Singh , in Singh & Srinivasa, 2010: 2–5,♀. India.

6. Eutrichosomella insularis Timberlake, 1941: 225 –226,♀. Marquesas Islands.

7. Eutrichosomella keralaensis Manickavasagam & Menakadevi, 2012: 878 ,♀. India.

8. Eutrichosomella multifasciata Girault, 1915: 41 ,♀. Australia.

9. Eutrichosomella veenakumariae Hayat , sp. nov.,♀, ♂. India. [This paper.]

10. Eutrichosomella voltairei (Girault) Australia.

— Aphelinus voltairei Girault, 1921: 188 ,♀. Australia.

— Eutrichosomella voltairei (Girault) : Hayat & Fatima, 1990: 250.

The holotypes of the two described Indian species have been examined. I provide here brief notes on these species.