Kikiki Huber & Beardsley 2000
KIKIKI Huber & Beardsley, 2000 (Figs 158–162) Kikiki Huber & Beardsley, 2000: 66. Type species: Kikiki huna Huber, 2000, by original designation. Diagnosis. Back of head with transoccipital sulcus (Fig. 158b); funicle 4-segmented, clava 2-segmented (Fig. 159); mandible with 4 teeth (Fig. 158a); scutellum apparently without campaniform sensilla (Fig. 161); fore wing with venation 0.7 × wing length; hind wing without fringe setae along anterior margin (Fig. 160); tarsi 3-segmented. Remarks. Kikiki belongs to the Arescon group of genera. Kikiki is distinguished by the unique combination of funicle 4-segmented and tarsi 3-segmented. It is the only known genus of Mymaridae with 3-segmented tarsi. Neotropical hosts. Unknown. Important references. Triapitsyn (2013a), Huber & Noyes (2013).
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- Natural Resources Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14597175
- Primary Topic
- Research on scale insects
- Type
- article
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