This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Woolley, J. B., Dal Molin, A. (2017): Taxonomic revision of the flavopalliata species group of Signiphora (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae). Zootaxa 4315 (1): 1-150, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4315.1.1

Abstract

The flavopalliata species group of Signiphora Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) is revised. Twelve species are redescribed: Signiphora aleyrodis Ashmead, S. aspidioti Ashmead, S. borinquensis Quezada et al., S. coquilletti Ashmead, S. fax Girault, S. flavella Girault, S. flavopalliata Ashmead, S. lutea Rust, S. maculata Girault, S. merceti Malenotti, S. perpauca Girault and S. xanthographa Blanchard. Signiphora townsendi Ashmead is synonymized under S. aleyrodis n. syn.; Thysanus insularis Dozier and S. flavopalliata desantisi De Santis are synonymized under S. fax n. syns.; S. basilica Girault, S. euclidi Girault, S. flava Girault, S. caridei Brèthes, S. thoreauini Girault and Thysanus louisianae Dozier are synonymized under S. flavella n. syns.; and S. woolleyi Hayat is synonymized under S. perpauca n. syn. Thirteen new species are described: S. bennetti n. sp., S. biloba n. sp., S. brachyptera n. sp., S. curepensis n. sp., S. dozieri n. sp., S. ehleri n. sp., S. ensifera n. sp., S. falcata n. sp., S. jojobae n. sp., S. longitibia n. sp., S. plaumanni n. sp., S. renuncula n. sp. and S. tridentata n. sp. Lectotypes are designated for S. aleyrodis, S. townsendi, S. fax, S. flavella, S. occidentalis, S. lutea, S. maculata and S. xanthographa.

Key words: taxonomy, parasitoid, hyperparasitoid, parasitic wasps, Parasitica, Chalcidoidea, biological control, new species, Neotropics, Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae, Diaspididae

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/1386f25d-9147-4038-8c94-6554c1eb409d
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/7218C14BFF8F7C30FFF37540FFC42B6B
Citation: Woolley J B, Dal Molin A, plazi (2017). Taxonomic revision of the flavopalliata species group of Signiphora (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4315.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.