Species Elenchus varleyi Kathirithamby, 1989
- Elenchus varleyi Kathirithamby, J. 1989. Descriptions and biological notes on the Australian Elenchidae (Strepsiptera). Invertebrate Taxonomy 3: 175-195 [177].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Moorooka, Brisbane, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC 7♂ ♀ adults, 2♂ pupal cephalothoraces, first instar larvae (♀ as allotype); OUM 3♂ adults ♀ cephalothorax ♂ pupal cephalothorax.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Endemic, NE coastal, SE coastal, Murray-Darling basin, N coastal, QLD, NSW, ACT, NT.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Sogatella kolophon (Kirkaldy, 1907) [DELPHACIDAE]), male—volant, parasitoid.
Extra Ecological Information
Female extrudes only in adult hosts, superparasitism of up to six per host frequent.