Aphelinus
| Aphelinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Aphelinidae |
| Genus: | Aphelinus Dalman, 1820 |
Aphelinus is a genus of parasitoid wasps. Several of the species are important because they parasitize agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid (aphelinus certus) or the Russian wheat aphid -Diuraphis noxia - (A. albipodus Hayat & Fatima, A. asychis Walker, and A. varipes (Foerster).[1]
About 50 species have been described.[2]
Partial species list
- Aphelinus abdominalis Dalman
- Aphelinus albipodus Hayat & Fatima
- Aphelinus asychis Walker
- Aphelinus certus
- Aphelinus chaonia Walker
- Aphelinus flaviventris Kurdjumov
- Aphelinus humilis Mercet
- Aphelinus lapisligni Howard
- Aphelinus mali (Haldeman)
- Aphelinus semiflavus Howard
- Aphelinus thomsoni Graham
- Aphelinus varipes (Foerster)
References
- ↑ Elliott, N. C., J. D. Burd, J. S. Armstrong, C. B. Walker, D. K. Reed, and F. B. Peairs. (1995). "Release and recovery of imported parasitoids of the Russian wheat aphid in eastern Colorado.". Southwest. Entomol. 20: 125–129.
- ↑ Li, G. and Langor, D.W. (1998). "A new species of Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Northeastern China". Canadian Entomologist 130 (6): 799–801. doi:10.4039/Ent130799-6.