Chlorocytus

Chlorocytus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pteromalidae
Genus:	Chlorocytus Graham, 1956
Synonyms
Legolasia Hedqvist, 1974

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. ^[1]

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 (Graham, 1965) ^[1]
• Chlorocytus alticornis (Graham, 1984) ^[1]
• Chlorocytus analis (Ashmead, 1895) ^[1]
• Chlorocytus breviscapus Graham, 1965 ^[1]
• Chlorocytus circumcinctus Xiao & Huang, 2000 ^[1] - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus comatus Xiao & Huang, 2000 ^[1] - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus deschampsiae Graham, 1965 ^[1]
• Chlorocytus dinotiscoides (Hedqvist, 1974) ^[1]
• Chlorocytus indicus - found in India ^[4]
• Chlorocytus harmolitae Boucek, 1957 ^[1]
• Chlorocytus jaculatorius Xiao & Huang, 2000 ^[1] - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus koponeni Graham, 1990 ^[1]
• Chlorocytus languriae Ashmead, 1896 ^[2]
• Chlorocytus leleji (Tselikh, 2016) ^[5]
• Chlorocytus murriensis Graham - found in India ^[4]
• Chlorocytus spicatus (Walker, 1835) ^[6]
• Chlorocytus undulatus Xiao & Huang, 2000 - found in China ^[3]
• Chlorocytus xanthopus (Cameron, 1906) - found in India ^[4]

References

1. "Chlorocytus Graham, 1956". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
2. Arispe Vázquez JL, Rodriguez JC, Zarate Martinez W, Torres Acosta RI, Mendez Arguello B, Felipe Victoriano M, Sanchez Peña SR (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. doi:10.51963/jers.v26i2.2648 (inactive 11 July 2025).
3. Xiao H, Huang DW (2000). "OnChlorocytusGraham (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from China, with descriptions of four new species". Oriental Insects. 34 (1). Informa UK Limited: 309–319. doi:10.1080/00305316.2000.10417272. ISSN   0030-5316.
4. Sureshan MP (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 EV (2016). "A new species of the genus Chlorocytus Graham, 1956 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from the Russian Far East" (PDF). Евразиатский энтомологический журнал[Euroasian Entomological Journal]. 15 (S1): 175–177. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-26.
6. Shojaey M, Khayrandish M, Madjdzadeh SM, Lotfalizadeh H (2021). "New records of Pteromalinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) from Iran". Far Eastern Entomologist. 439: 14–23. doi:10.25221/fee.439.2.