Aphelinus asychis
| Aphelinus asychis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Aphelinidae |
| Genus: | Aphelinus |
| Species: | A. asychis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelinus asychis Walker, 1839 | |
Aphelinus asychis is a parasitoid wasp native to Eurasia that was introduced to North America to control the Russian wheat aphid.[1]
Recent work shows that the species as currently described does not form a monophyletic group and its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationship should be re-examined.[2]
References
- ↑ Hopper, K.R., Cutinot, D., Chen, K., Halbert, S.E., Kazmer, D.J., Mercadier, G., Miller, R.H., Pike, K.S. and Tanigoshi, L.K. (1996). "Exploration for natural enemies to control Diuraphis noxia in the United States.". Symposia Proceedings of the Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD.
- ↑ Yu Cheng Zhu and Quentin Q. Fang. "The phylogenetic relationships of introduced Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), biological control agents of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)". Insect Science (2009) 16, 277–285, DOI 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01249.x.