Species Halictophagus tryoni (Perkins, 1905)
- Megalechthrus tryoni Perkins, R.C.L. 1905. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies (Part III Stylopidae). Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experimental Station 1(3): 90-111 [106].
Type data:
Lectotype whereabouts unknown ♀ adult, Moorooka, Brisbane, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) USNM 2?♀ adults.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Endemic, NE coastal, QLD; known only from type locality.
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Platybrachys decemmacula (Walker, 1851) [EURYBRACHYIDAE]; Platybrachys maculipennis (Le Guillou, 1841) [EURYBRACHYIDAE]; Dardus abbreviatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) [EURYBRACHYIDAE]; Colgar peracutum (Walker, 1858) [FLATIDAE] Citrus Planthopper), male—volant, parasitoid.