Redescription of Paracentrobia (Paracentrobia) mira (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), with two new synonyms

Abstract

Both sexes of Paracentrobia (Paracentrobia) mira (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are redescribed and illustrated based on type material from Queensland, Australia and additional, non-type specimens from Oceania. Paracentrobia sexguttata (Girault), syn. nov., originally described from Queensland, and Paracentrobia (Paracentrobia) yasumatsui Subba Rao, syn. nov., originally described from Thailand, are synonymized under P. (Paracentrobia) mira. This species is a known egg parasitoid of rice leafhoppers and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae and Delphacidae) of economic importance in Asia.

Keywords

• Chalcidoidea
• egg parasitoid
• host association
• rice pest
• taxonomy