Ablerus macrochaeta

Ablerus macrochaeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Aphelinidae
Genus: Ablerus
Species: A. macrochaeta
Binomial name
Ablerus macrochaeta
Silvestri, 1927

Ablerus macrochaeta is a parasitoid wasp that attacks Aleurocanthus inceratus and Bemisia tabaci. The latter is a serious pest of sweet potato in China.[1]

References

  1. Shao-Jian Li, Xia Xue, Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Shun-Xiang Ren, Yu-Zhou Du, Jian-Hui Wu, Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson, Bao-Li Qiu (February 2011). "Host plants and natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in China". Insect Science 18 (1): 101–120. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01395.x.
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