Encarsia antiopa (Girault)

Synonymy

Prospaltella antiopa Girault 1913:188. Holotype ♂, Australia, Queensland, Babinda, 28.x.1912 (QMBA, type no. Hy. 1728, examined).

Coccophagus antiopa (Girault); Girault, 1915: 47. Change of combination.

Prospaltella antiopa Girault; Compere, 1931: 11; Dahms, 1983: 45.

Encarsia antiopa (Girault); Viggiani, 1985: 235. Change of combination.

The male holotype of Encarsia antiopa (Girault) belongs to the E. perflava group and could be the male of E. justicia. However, the male has a dark infuscation behind the marginal vein which is missing in E. justicia and in the closely related perflava group males E. bothrocera, E. cibcensis, and E. perflava. The male also differs from E. perflava and E. cibcensis by having, similar to E. bothrocera, pit-like sensilla on F1. Unlike E. cibcensis and E. perflava, the male has at least 1 papillate sensillum on F4. The flagellum of the male holotype of E. antiopa is equipped with the following numbers of pit-like and papillate sensilla: F1 with 5–7 pit-like and 2 papillate sensilla, F2 with about 8 papillate sensilla, pit-like sensilla indiscernible, F3 with about 7 papillate sensilla and F4 with at least 1 papillate sensillum.

Species group placement

E. perflava group.

Distribution

Australia: Queensland.

Host

Unknown.