Austroencyrtus

Austroencyrtus is a genus of parasitic wasps.

Taxonomic history and synonyms

In 1923, Alexandre Arsène Girault described the species A. annulicornis and circumscribed the new genus Austroencyrtus for it. In 1941, Girault created a new genus, Zamenhofella for another new species, Z. voltai. The genus Zamenhofella was classified as a junior synonym of Austroencyrtus in 1997 by Edward Dahms and Gordon Gordh. Liao Dingxi and circumscribed the genus Paracerchysius for their new species P. ceresii in 1984; Tachikawa synonymized this genus with Austroencyrtus the following year following the suggestion of.

Species

, the following species are recognized:Austroencyrtus annulicornis Austroencyrtus ceresii

''Austroencyrtus voltai''

Former and undescribed species

In 1984, John Noyes (entomologist) and included A. guamensis, which they had transferred from Cerchysius. Noyes and Hayat also claimed there were at least three additional undescribed species in Austroencyrtus from Papua New Guinea and New Hebrides.

Distribution

Species in this genus are found in Australia and China.