''Austroencyrtus'' is a genus of parasitic wasps.

Taxonomic history and synonyms

In 1923,

Alexandre Arsène Girault Alexandre Arsène Girault ( ; 9 January 1884 – 2 May 1941) was an American entomologist specializing in the study of chalcid wasps. An eccentric and controversial figure, Girault was also a prolific and dedicated entomologist. He published mor ...

described the species ''A. annulicornis'' and circumscribed the new genus ''Austroencyrtus'' for it. In 1941, Girault created a new genus, ''Zamenhofella'' for another new species, ''Z. voltai''. The genus ''Zamenhofella'' was classified as a

junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...

of ''Austroencyrtus'' in 1997 by Edward Dahms and

Gordon Gordh Gordon Gordh (born 1945) is an American entomologist. Biography Gordh was born in 1945. In 1967, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, and in 1972 his master's degree at the University of Kansas. Later on he got his P ...

. Liao Dingxi and circumscribed the genus ''Paracerchysius'' for their new species ''P. ceresii'' in 1984; Tachikawa synonymized this genus with ''Austroencyrtus'' the following year following the suggestion of .

Species

, the following species are recognized: * ''

Austroencyrtus annulicornis ''Austroencyrtus'' is a genus of parasitic wasps. Taxonomic history and synonyms In 1923, Alexandre Arsène Girault described the species ''A. annulicornis'' and circumscribed the new genus ''Austroencyrtus'' for it. In 1941, Girault created a ne ...

'' * ''

Austroencyrtus ceresii ''Austroencyrtus'' is a genus of parasitic wasps. Taxonomic history and synonyms In 1923, Alexandre Arsène Girault described the species ''A. annulicornis'' and circumscribed the new genus ''Austroencyrtus'' for it. In 1941, Girault created a n ...

'' * '' Austroencyrtus voltai''

Former and undescribed species

In 1984,

John Noyes (entomologist) John Stuart Noyes (born Cardiff 1949) is a Welsh entomologist. At the age of 14 an article entitled "My Hobby has Wings" about Noyes appeared in his local newspaper, the ''Pontypridd Observer''; this 1963 article highlighted Noyes' interest in ent ...

and included ''A. guamensis'' , which they had transferred from '' Cerchysius''. Noyes and Hayat also claimed there were at least three additional undescribed species in ''Austroencyrtus'' from

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

and

New Hebrides New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium (french: link=no, Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides, "Condominium of the New Hebrides") and named after the Hebrides Scottish archipelago, was the colonial name for the island group ...

Distribution

Species in this genus are found in Australia and China.

References

Encyrtinae Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by Alexandre Arsène Girault {{Chalcidoidea-stub