taxonID	type	description	language	source
603B60AF8CD4AA4F9AF6D255D9FA0440.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
603B60AF8CD4AA4F9AF6D255D9FA0440.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet of this new species refers to the medial longitudinal dark brown strip on the mesoscutum and scutellum.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
603B60AF8CD4AA4F9AF6D255D9FA0440.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Antenna with scape about 3 - 3.1 x as long as broad; mesoscutum and scutellum with brown line running from front edge of mesoscutum to apex of scutellum; legs pale yellow; fore wing hyaline and with linea calva interrupted. Using the keys of Trjapitzin (1989) and Guerrieri and Noyes (2000), this species runs to Metaphycus dispar (keys couplet 11 and 15). It can be separated from dispar as follows: mesoscutum and scutellum with a longitudinal dark brown strip in the middle (in dispar, mesoscutum and scutellum without a longtitudinal dark brown strip). Scape about 3 x as long as broad (in dispar, scape about 3.3 x as long as broad). Ovipositor about 5 x as long as ovipositor sheath (in dispar, ovipositor about 4.3 x as long as ovipositor sheath). The colour of the radicle is dark brown, and the metanotum is orange (in dispar, radicle with yellow, and metanotum is brown).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
3DD0FDE7D7B023CCBB15B8E5749BB902.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Hawaii, USA (California), Costa Rica, South Africa, Swaziland, Australia.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
3DD0FDE7D7B023CCBB15B8E5749BB902.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Antenna with radicle very pale brown; scape mostly pale yellow and with a dark brown mark in middle, dorsal margin pale yellow; legs mainly pale yellow, scape about 2.7 - 3.5 x as long as broad, ovipositor slightly exserted, about 5.2 x as long as ovipositor sheath. Metaphycus alberti is very similar to Metaphycus dispar in general coloration and habitus. The female of alberti can be identified reliably by the pale yellow dorsal margin of the scape (in dispar dorsal margin of the scape medially interrupted by dark brown mark), and the ovipositor about 5.2 x as long as ovipositor sheath (in dispar ovipositor about 4.3 x as long as ovipositor sheath).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
A7B0FDEE4ED7A975E524C62E5CC45A6E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Beijing, Xinjiang), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Madeira, Russia, Russia-Adygeyskaya, Russia-Altayskiy Kray, Russia-Buryatskaya Respublika, Russia-Sakhalin Oblast, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, United Kingdom-England, former Yugoslavia, Georgia, USA, (Trjapitzin 1989; Guerrieri and Noyes 2000).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
A7B0FDEE4ED7A975E524C62E5CC45A6E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scape mostly pale yellow and with a dark brown mark in middle, dorsal margin in middle brown, and about 3.1 - 3.3 x as long as broad; ovipositor slightly exserted, about 4.3 x as long as ovipositor sheath. See diagnosis under the Metaphycus alberti. According to Guerrieri and Noyes (2000), Metaphycus dispar is very close to Metaphycus kozari Sugonjaev (1975).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
F70258940109CE87526E23D134265202.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Jiangsu).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
F70258940109CE87526E23D134265202.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epither of this new species is derived from the type locality " China ".	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
F70258940109CE87526E23D134265202.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Antenna with radicle brown; scape with both faces blackish, extreme base and apex yellow; scape about 2.3 x as long as broad; dorsum of gaster brown but T 8 white, sides and venter white; ovipositor sheath yellow; ovipositor hardly exserted, about 4.8 x as long as ovipositor sheath. This species is close to Metaphycus ericeri in appearance. It can be separated from the latter as follows: fore wing 2.7 x as long as broad (Fig. 25), ocelli forming an angle of about 40 °; ovipositor (Fig. 29) about 4.8 x as long as ovipositor sheath (in ericeri, fore wing 2.4 x as long as broad (Fig. 53), ocelli forming an angle of about 50 °; ovipositor (Fig. 57) about 5.4 x as long as ovipositor sheath).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
597354C6B4C450597AE4CD85011B5223.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangxi).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
597354C6B4C450597AE4CD85011B5223.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after Professor Sanan Wu, who helped to identify many hosts of Encyrtidae.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
597354C6B4C450597AE4CD85011B5223.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Antenna with radicle very pale brown; scape mostly black, only extreme base and apex white, about 2.3 x as long as broad; legs mainly pale brown-yellow; ovipositor slightly exserted, about 4.7 x as long as ovipositor sheath. This species is similar to Metaphycus fusiscapus in colour and size. It can be separated from the latter as follows: scape about 2.3 x as long as broad (in fusiscapus, scape about 2 x as long as broad); mid and hind tibiae immaculate (Fig. 36), at most with a fuscus spot near base of mid tibiae (in fusiscapus mid and hind tibiae with distinct dark brown marking).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
BC9F960D90CEA19F65CA6D2245B07E1C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Beijing).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
BC9F960D90CEA19F65CA6D2245B07E1C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the latin word " stylatus " referring to the long ovipositor sheath of the new species.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
BC9F960D90CEA19F65CA6D2245B07E1C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scape mostly dark brown and base white and about 5.5 x as long as broad; legs mainly pale yellow but tibiae at knees narrowly dark brown, mid and hind tibiae with a pair of dark brown rings at about 0.2 x and 0.5 x; gaster dorsally brown, sides and venter white; ovipositor sheath strongly exserted, the exserted part about two thirds gaster length; ovipositor length about 2.8 x as long as ovipositor sheath. Metaphycus stylatus differs from other species studied here by the strongly exserted ovipositor sheath, which is about two thirds gaster length. In other species, the ovipositor sheath is less than one fifth the gaster length. Using the key of Guerrieri and Noyes (2000), this species runs to Metaphycus asterolecanii (key couplet 12). It can be separated from asterolecanii as follows: scape about 5.5 x as long as broad; head about 3 x as broad as frontovertex, and ocelli forming an angle of about 60 °; ovipositor (Fig. 47) strongly exserted, about 1.7 x as long as mid tibia (in asterolecanii, scape about 3 x as long as broad; head about 4 x as broad as frontovertex, and ocelli forming an angle of clearly less than 60 °; ovipositor hidden and nearly as long a mid tibia).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
D0A3BA5C28E1ABDEDD599CC30D41D67C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Liaoning), Russia.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
D0A3BA5C28E1ABDEDD599CC30D41D67C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scape about 2.3 x as long as broad; legs mainly pale yellow and mid tibia with a faint brown marking; gaster mostly orange but brown dorsally from cercal plates to near apex, ovipositor sheath yellow; ovipositor about 5.4 x as long as ovipositor sheath. This species is similar to Metaphycus helvolus in appearance. It can be separated from Metaphycus helvolus as follows: dorsal margin of scape pale black; linear sensilla on F 5 and F 6 (in helvolus dorsal margin of scape yellowish, linear sensilla absent on F 5), head is about 3.5 x as broad as frontovertex, the ovipositor about 0.6 x as long as mid tibia (in helvolus head about 3 x as broad as frontovertex, and the ovipositor about as long as mid tibia).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
A4D71720A8A65BEB42FE04817935DDCC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai); Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
A4D71720A8A65BEB42FE04817935DDCC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Antenna with radicle dark brown; scape with both faces dark brown and base of scape white; scape about 4.5 x as long as broad; legs mainly pale yellow but tibiae at knees narrowly dark brown and each with a pair of dark brown rings at about 0.2 x and 0.5 x (fore tibia at about 0.5 x); fore wing hyaline with a small infuscate area beneath stigmal vein. The female of Metaphycus nadius can be identified reliably from other Chinese species in this group by the brown mark under the stigmal vein and the two rings on the mid tibia, antenna with linear sensilla on F 6 and clava only. According to Guerrieri and Noyes (2000), it is also similar to Metaphycus hubai, both with a small infuscate area below marginal and stigma veins.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
B5565495587EF87BBCFD7FBD9A8E36DB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan, Fujian).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
B5565495587EF87BBCFD7FBD9A8E36DB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This specific epither of this new species is referring to the dark brown scape.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
B5565495587EF87BBCFD7FBD9A8E36DB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scape with both faces black, dorsal margin black, extreme apex white, and about 2 x as long as broad; legs (Figs 66 - 68) with inner sides white, and outer sides very pale brown, coxae white, but tibiae at knees narrowly dark brown and fore tibia with faint brown rings, mid and hind tibiae with a pair of dark brown rings at about 0.2 x and 0.5 x; ovipositor hardly exserted, about 4.1 x as long as ovipositor sheath. Using the key of Guerrieri and Noyes (2000), Metaphycus fusiscapus runs to Metaphycus pretiosus (key couplet 8), but can be separated from the latter by scape about 2 x as long as broad and head 4.1 x as broad as frontovertx (in pretiosus, scape about 4 x as long as broad, head 3 x as broad as frontovertex). Using the key of Zeya and Hayat (1993), this species goes to Metaphycus agarwali. Both of these two species having two dark bands on mid tibiae and scape about 2 x as long as broad. It can be separated from Metaphycus agarwali as follows: dorsal margin of scape black only base apex white, F 1 - F 4 subequal and F 5 distinctly larger (in Metaphycus agarwali, scape dorsal margin white, and F 1 - F 5 subequal). Both of the two species are distributed in Asia, perhaps they are closely related. In China, Metaphycus fusiscapus is very similar to Metaphycus wui (see comments under Metaphycus wui).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
5D8032EF7616033EAD2A3F1759078EE2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Beijing, Hainan, Shanxi).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
5D8032EF7616033EAD2A3F1759078EE2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name ' fusiformis' is derived from the infuscate area of the fore wing.	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
5D8032EF7616033EAD2A3F1759078EE2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scape with both faces dark brown, blackish, dorsal margin narrowly pale yellow, extreme apex white and about 2.4 x as long as broad; fore wing (Fig. 72) hyaline, a faintly infuscate area below marginal and stigmal veins. Using the key of Guerrieri and Noyes (2000), this species runs to couplet 10 and is similar to Metaphycus ibericus in having a uniformly weakly infuscate fore wing. It can be separated from the latter as follows: dorsal margin of scape pale orange, not marked brown medially and 2.4 x as long as broad (in ibericus, dorsal margin of scpae marked brown medially and 3 x as long as broad); ovipositor about as long as mid tibia (in ibericus with ovipositor about 0.8 x as long as mid tibia).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
2948C29A8DA5F5246F481D6696C18639.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
2948C29A8DA5F5246F481D6696C18639.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Antenna with radicle yellow; scape with both faces blackish, only extreme apex and extreme distal yellow, dorsal margin black, scape about 2 - 2.5 x as long as broad; ovipositor hardly exserted, length about 5.4 x as long as ovipositor sheath. Jiang (1982) misidentified this species as Metaphycus tamakatakaigara, and Xu and Jiang 1990 described it as a new species. Metaphycus xujiangi is very similar to Metaphycus ericeri. It can be separated from Metaphycus ericeri as follows: head is about 5 x as broad as frontovertex, POD = POL and the ovipositor about 0.7 x as long as mid tibia (in Metaphycus ericeri, the head is about 3.5 x as broad as frontovertex, 2 POD = POL and the ovipositor about 0.6 x as long as mid tibia).	en	Wang, Ying, Li, Cheng-De, Zhang, Yan-Zhou (2013): A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae). ZooKeys 285: 53-88, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142
