On Image Database File TOBIKOBACHI Based on the Japanese Encyrtid Wasps

An image database file TOBIKOBACHI based on the Japanese Encyrtid wasp collection ofDr. T. Tachikawa is reconstructed and open to the public via the Internet. Each record is composed of 16 items as follows: scientific names (family, genus and species), Japanese name, distribution data, type locality, type depository, source of the original description, synonymy, flying season, hosts, parasites, references, notes and images. The images include various parts ofthe body, such as the general habitus, head, antenna, mandible, scutellum, wings, stigmal vein and genitalia. A home page ofthe TOBIKOBACHI is presented. It is administered by a SIGMA management system.