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

  1. 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.
  2. Yu Cheng Zhu and Quentin Q. Fang (2009). "The phylogenetic relationships of introduced Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), biological control agents of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)" (PDF). Insect Science 16: 277–285. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01249.x.


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