Aphelinoidea (Aphelinoidea) longiclavata Yousuf & Shafee, 1988

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Aphelinoidea (Aphelinoidea) longiclavata Yousuf & Shafee, 1988

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Aphelinoidea longiclavata ­ Yousuf­&­ Shafee ,­1988:­105­(key,­description),­fig.­16I–J.­Type­locality:­ Aligarh,­ Uttar­Pradesh,­ India.­Holotype­ ♀ ­in­ZDAMU­(not­examined) .

Aphelinoidea retiruga Lin, 1994: 83–84 , 234 (diagnosis and type information in English). Type lo-

cality:­ Xianyou­County ,­ Fujian,­ China.­Holotype­ ♀ ­in­FAFU­(not­examined).­ N. syn. Aphelinoidea longiclavata Yousuf & Shafee : Khan & Anis 2016: 91–92 (taxonomic history, diagnosis,

distribution in India, key), 96 (illustrations). Material examined (all in UCRC): India: ­ 2♀ ­ 1♂,­National­Capital­Territory­of­Delhi,­ 11.v.1985,­ J.­ LaSalle;­ 1♀ ­ 1♂,­ National­ Capital­ Territory­ of­ Delhi,­ New­ Delhi,­ Indian­Agricultural­ Research­ Institute,­ 28°37'51"N­ 77°09'50"E,­220­m,­ 5.xi.2003 ­(1♂),­ 28°38'00"N­ 77°09'53"E,­227­m,­ 3.xi.2003 ­ (1♀),­J.M.­Heraty. Distribution: India (Yousuf & Shafee 1988; Khan & Anis 2016), China (Fujian) ( Lin 1994 [as A. retiruga ]). All known specimens of this species are from the Oriental Region. Host: According to Yousuf and Shafee (1988), the holotype and four female paratypes were obtained from eggs of Apoderus sissu G.A.K. Marshall ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ), which is also sometimes placed in Attelabidae as Pseudallapoderus sissu (G.A.K. Marshall) . Comments: In the female specimen from the series collected in 2003, the clava is 2.7× as long as wide and its apical segment is 1.9× as long as the basal segment ( Fig. 38), while the fore wing ( Fig. 39) is 2.4× as long as wide and the ovipositor is 1.4× length of the metatibia. That is consistent with the redescription of A. longiclavata given in Khan and Anis (2016). However, in the otherwise similarly looking female from the series collected in 1985, the ovipositor is relatively longer and constitutes 2.1–2.4× length of the metatibia.

Aphelinoidea retiruga is considered a junior synonym of A. longiclavata as the original­ description­ and­ illustrations­ (Lin­ 1994)­ fit­ quite­ well­ both­ the­ originaldescription (Yousuf & Shafee 1988) and redescription and illustrations ( Khan & Anis 2016) of the latter species.