Proceedings of the United States National Museum · 1916 · 24 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEntomologyZoologyInsect SystematicsInsect TaxonomyInvertebrate ZoologyAppendage MorphologyArthropod ParasitologyArthropod TaxonomyInsect PhylogenyGeneric DiagnosisHymenoptera DiversityTaxonomy Of Parasitic ArthropodsType Material Nomenclature
The genus Aphycus was erected by Gustav Mayr early in 1876 in 'Die europaischen Encyrtiden"' with three species, of which Aphycus aprealis (Dalman) was selected by Ashmead in 1900 as the genotype.As treated in the present paper, most of the species of the genus Aphycus are more similar to Aphycus punctipes (Dalman), the third species listed by Mayr, but are also congeneric with A. apicalis as far as can be made out from descriptions and the limited material of the latter at hand. PROCEEDINGSOF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.vou.50.condition for generic diagnosis, and it is not unlikely that the accession of fresh material will necessitate the removal of both species from the genus.Types or any other specimens of A. immaculatus Howard, A. amoenus Howard, A. hederaceus (Westwood), A. punctipes