Tetrastichus

Tetrastichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Eulophidae
Genus: Tetrastichus

Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Tetrastichus planipennisi is a parasitoid of the Emerald ash borer, a wood boring insect native to Asia which is an invasive species in North America. T. planipennisi is being evaluated as a biological control.

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