SYSTEMATICS OF THE TRIBE EUDEROMPHALINI (HYMENOPTERA, EULOPHIDAE) - PARASITOIDS OF WHITEFLIES (HOMOPTERA, ALEYRODIDAE)

Eulophid parasitoids of whiteflies are reviewed, with comments on thei r systematic placement, and a generic key. All eulophid whitefly paras itoids are placed in the tribe Euderomphalini in the subfamily Entedon inae, and reasons for this placement are discussed. Three new genera a re described. The seven included genera can be divided into two distin ct genus soups: the Euderomphale group contains Baeoentedon Girault, E uderomphale Girault, Neopomphale gen.n., and Pomphale Husain et al.; t he Entedononecremnus group contains Aleuroctonus gen.n., Dasyomphale g en.n., and Entedononecremnus Girault. The new species Dasyomphale chil ensis is described.