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''Scutellista'' is a
''Scutellista'' is a genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of chalcid wasps. They are parasitoids of scale insect
Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
s.
Description
The scutellum projects as a roof over about two-thirds of the gaster. The mesoscutum and scutellum have with many scattered short hairs, rather than pairs of strong bristles.Xiao, H., & Huang, D. W. (2001). A review of Eunotinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from China. Journal of Natural History, 35(11), 1587-1605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/002229301317092342Taxonomy
The genus ''Scutellista'' includes the following species: * ''Scutellista aenea
''Scutellista'' is a genus of chalcid wasps. They are parasitoids of scale insects.
Description
The Scutellum (insect anatomy), scutellum projects as a roof over about two-thirds of the Gaster (insect anatomy), gaster. The mesoscutum and scute ...
'' Kurdjumov, 1912; found in Ukraine.
* '' Scutellista caerulea'' (Fonscolombe, 1832), a parasitoid of many scale insect species (Coccoidea); it has been introduced into many countries as a biological control agent, and has a world-wide distribution.
* '' Scutellista gigantea'' Berlese, 1916, a parasitoid of the scale insect '' Ceroplastes mimosae''; found in Eritrea.
* '' Scutellista hayati'' (Farooqi, 1981), a parasitoid of '' Cerococcus'', a scale insect; found in India
* '' Scutellista hispanica'' (Masi, 1931); found in Croatia and Spain.
* '' Scutellista nigra'' Mercet, 1910, a parasitoid of scale insects; found in Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, and Spain.
* '' Scutellista obscura'' (Foerster, 1878), a parasitoid of scale insects; found in the Palearctic.
* '' Scutellista ovivora'' (Ishii, 1928), a parasitoid of '' Lecanium'', a scale insect; found in Japan.
References
Chalcidoidea {{Chalcidoidea-stub