Ixodiphagus hookeri
| Ixodiphagus hookeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Family: | Encyrtidae |
| Subfamily: | Encyrtinae |
| Genus: | Ixodiphagus |
| Species: | I. hookeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixodiphagus hookeri Howard, 1907 | |
The chalcid wasp Ixodiphagus hookeri lays its eggs into ticks. It seems to use a symbiotic virus to weaken the tick's immune system.
Ticks from these genera are infected:
- Amblyomma
- Dermacentor
- Haemaphysalis
- Hyalomma
- Ixodes (for example Ixodes ricinus)
- Rhipicephalus
Because of the importance of I. hookeri as a natural enemy of ticks, it has been extensively researched.
Distribution
I. hookeri occurs worldwide (except Antarctica).
Synonyms
I. hookeri is also known under these synonyms:
- I. caucurtei Buysson 1912
- Hunterellus hookeri Howard, 1908
- Habrolepis caniphila Risbec, 1951
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