''Mesopeltita'' is a
genus of
chalcid wasps. The
only species, ''Mesopeltita truncatipennis'', is a parasitoid of coccid scale insects (''
Ceroplastes
''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae. There are more than 130 described species in ''Ceroplastes''.
See also
* List of Ceroplastes species, List of ''Ceroplastes'' species
References
External links
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'', ''
Lecanium'', and ''
Saissetia
''Saissetia'' is a genus of soft scale insects in the family Coccidae. There are at least four described species in ''Saissetia''.
Species
* ''Saissetia coffeae'' (Walker, 1852) (hemispherical scale)
* ''Saissetia miranda'' (Cockerell and Parrott ...
'' species); it has been found on
pigeon pea, ''Cajanus cajan''.
The species has been found in many countries (Antilles, Brazil, Caribbean, Ghana, India, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, United States of America, Venezuela).
Description
''Mesopeltita truncatipennis'' has a shiny black head and thorax. The
occiput is separated from the
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by a sharp carina and the antennal funicle has three anelliform segments. The middle lobe of the
mesoscutum and the
scutellum display a reticulate sculpture and the posterior margin of the scutellum is demarcated by a distinct rim, which is separated by a groove containing punctae. The axillae are smooth and the notauli are shallow. The forewing has an angular excision on the anterior margin at the apex of the costal cell. The marginal vein is slender and bears both long and short
setae. The first
tergite is large and convex, and it covers most of the
gastral surface.
[Sureshan, P. M., Dhanya, B., Bijoy, C., & Ramesh Kumar, A. (2011). A review of the oriental Eunotinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) with the description of a new ''Cephaleta'' and first record of ''Mesopeltita truncatipennis'' (Waterston) from the oriental region. Hexapoda, 18(2), 93-105. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339953745]
References
Taxa described in 1947
Chalcidoidea
Monotypic Hymenoptera genera
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