Polynema howardii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chalcidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Chalcidoidea

Familia: Mymaridae
Genus: Polynema
Species: Polynema howardii

Name

Polynema howardii (Ashmead, 1887)

Synonyms:

• Cosmocoma elegans Howard, 1881
• Cosmocoma howardi Dalla Torre, 1890
• Cosmocoma howardii
• Polynema elegans
• Polynema howardi

Homonyms:

• Polynema elegans Foerster, Preoc. = Polynema enockii Girault (syn. Stephanodes elegans Enock, 1909)

Distribution

Nearctic

Parasite of Kermes, Diaspidiotus perniciosus, Cerasa bubalus

References

• Ashmead W.H., 1887. Studies of the North American Proctotrupidae, with descriptions of new species from Florida. The Canadian Entomologist 19: 125–132, 192–198.

Links

• Polynema howardii – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Polynema howardii – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).