Habitats of New Zealand Soft Scales
Parasitoids
 Photo: an adult female Ctenochiton paraviridis that has been parasitised by
Hymenoptera larvae [there about 20 larvae inside this scale]. They have
consumed nearly all of the scale insect body, and will pupate inside her
skin. Each adult parasitoid, a tiny wasp, chews a round exit hole in the
scale when it is ready to emerge.
Hymenopterous parasitoids recorded from Ctenochiton paraviridis are: Encyrtidae: |
Hymenopterous parasitoids recorded from Coccidae in New Zealand
arranged alphabetically by family, and by genus / species within family; derived from Valentine & Walker (1991) and J.A. Berry (unpublished records). From: Hodgson, C.J; Henderson, R.C. 2000. Fauna of New Zealand 41: Coccidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Manaaki Whenua Press, Canterbury, New Zealand. APPENDIX C:
| APHELINIDAE: | COCCIDAE HOST SPECIES |
| Coccophagus ochraceus Howard | Ceroplastes sinensis Saissetia coffeae Saissetia oleae |
| Coccophagus scutellaris (Dalman) | Coccus hesperidum Pulvinaria hydrangeae |
| Encarsia citrina (Craw) | Ceroplastes sinensis Coccus hesperidum |
| Euxanthellus philippiae Silvestri | Ceroplastes sinensis Coccus hesperidum Coccus longulus Kalasiris perforata Parthenolecanium persicae Pulvinaria hydrangeae Saissetia coffeae Saissetia oleae |
| Pteroptrix (= Bardylis) sp. | Inglisia patella |
| ENCYRTIDAE: | |
| Adelencyrtoides blastothichus Noyes | Ctenochiton sp. Inglisia sp. Kalasiris perforata |
| Adelencyrtoides inconstans Noyes | Ctenochiton paraviridis Ctenochiton viridis Kalasiris depressa |
| Adelenocyrtoides mucro Noyes | Ctenochiton sp. |
| Adelenocyrtoides suavis Noyes | Ctenochiton sp. |
| Adelenocyrtoides unicolor Noyes | Lecanochiton sp. |
| Adelencyrtoides variabilis Noyes | Crystallotesta leptospermi Crystallotesta ornata Ctenochiton viridis Inglisia sp. Kalasiris depressa Kalasiris perforata Pounamococcus cuneatus |
| Adelencyrtoides sp. (%) | Ctenochiton paraviridis |
| Encyrtus infelix (Embleton) | Saissetia coffeae |
| Eusemion cornigerum (Walker) | Coccus hesperidum |
| Metaphycus aurantiacus Annecke & Mynhardt | Coccus hesperidum |
| Metaphycus lounsburyi (Howard) | Saissetia coffeae |
| Metaphycus timberlakei (Ishii) | Parthenolecanium persicae |
| Microterys flavus (Howard) | Coccus hesperidum Saissetia oleae |
| PTEROMALIDAE: | |
| Aphobetus maskelli Howard | Ctenochiton chelyon Ctenochiton paraviridis Ctenochiton sp. >Coccidae= in Trioza (Psyllidae) galls |
| Aphobetus nana (Boucek) | Aphenochiton kamahi Crystallotesta leptospermi Ctenochiton paraviridis Epelidochiton piperis Inglisia patella Kalasiris depressa Lecanochiton scutellaris |
| Moranila californica (Howard) | Saissetia oleae |
| Pidinka nana Boucek | Kalasiris perforata |
| SCELIONIDAE: | |
| Errolium sp. (undescribed) | Inglisia patella |