Catolaccus

Catolaccus
Catolaccus grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Pteromalidae
Genus: Catolaccus
Thomson 1878
Species
  • Catolaccus aeneoviridis (Girault, 1911)
  • Catolaccus ater (Ratzeburg, 1852)
  • Catolaccus coleophorae Dzhanokmen, 1990
  • Catolaccus crassiceps (Masi 1911)
  • Catolaccus cyaneus Girault, 1911
  • Catolaccus cyanoideus Burks, 1954
  • Catolaccus endonis Ishii, 1940
  • Catolaccus fragariae Rohwer, 1934
  • Catolaccus grandis (Burks 1954)
  • Catolaccus helice (Walker, 1843)
  • Catolaccus kansensis (Girault, 1917)
  • Catolaccus kumatshjovi Dzhanokmen, 1980
  • Catolaccus pallipes Ashmead, 1894
  • Catolaccus tepicensis Ashmead, 1895
  • Catolaccus victoria Burks, 1954

Catolaccus is a parasitic wasp genus in the family Pteromalidae. The Catolaccus grandis has been used by cotton farmers in Texas to combat crop damage from the boll weevil.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Bryce, Robert (February 7, 1996). "Texas Boll Weevils Beware: A New Parasite Is in Town". The Christian Science Monitor – via http://search.proquest.com/docview/291232000/51AC938B642C45E4PQ/5.

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