Chlorocytus Explained

Chlorocytus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Pteromalidae.^[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, North America, Asia, and Southern Africa.

Records in Mexico

The pteromalid wasp Chlorocytus languriae is reported for the first time in Mexico (Ashmead, 1896) as parasitoid of the soybean petiole borer (Languria mozardi), in soybean. The state of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí are the southernmost places where it was recorded.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Chlorocytus include:

• Chlorocytus agropyri
• Chlorocytus alticornis
• Chlorocytus analis
• Chlorocytus breviscapus
• Chlorocytus circumcinctus - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus comatus - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus deschampsiae
• Chlorocytus dinotiscoides
• Chlorocytus indicus - found in India^[4]
• Chlorocytus harmolitae
• Chlorocytus jaculatorius - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus koponeni
  • Chlorocytus languriae Chlorocytus leleji ^[5]
• Chlorocytus murriensis Graham - found in India
• Chlorocytus spicatus ^[6]
• Chlorocytus undulatus - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus xanthopus - found in India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chlorocytus Graham, 1956 . www.gbif.org . 3 June 2021 . en.
2. Arispe Vázquez . José Luis . Rodriguez . Julio Cesar . Zarate Martinez . William . Torres Acosta . Reyna Ivonne . Mendez Arguello . Bulmaro . Felipe Victoriano . Moises . Sanchez Peña . Sergio Rene . 2024 . Chlorocytus languriae (Ashmead, 1896) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Parasitoid of Languria mozardi (Latreille, 1807) in Mexico . Journal of the Entomological Research Society . 26 . 2 . 315–319 . 10.51963/jers.v26i2.2648. 1 November 2024 .
3. Xiao . Hui . Huang . Da-Wei . 2000 . OnChlorocytusGraham (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from China, with descriptions of four new species . Oriental Insects . Informa UK Limited . 34 . 1 . 309–319 . 10.1080/00305316.2000.10417272 . 0030-5316.
4. Sureshan . M. P. . 2000 . Studies on Chlorocytus Graham (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea : Pteromalidae) of the Indian Subcontinent with the Description of a New Species . Records of the Zoological Survey of India.
5. Tselikh . E. V. . 2016 . A new species of the genus Chlorocytus Graham, 1956 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from the Russian Far East . 15 . S1 . 175–177 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126220028/http://www.eco.nsc.ru/eej_contents/15/2016150134.pdf . 2023-01-26 . ru:Евразиатский энтомологический журнал . Euroasian Entomological Journal . en.
6. Shojaey . M . Khayrandish . M . Madjdzadeh . S. M. . Lotfalizadeh . H. . 2021 . New records of Pteromalinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) from Iran . Far Eastern Entomologist . 439 . 14–23 . 10.25221/fee.439.2.