Aphelinus asychis

Aphelinus asychis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
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] It has six different aphid hosts, including Acyrthosiphon pisum.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hopper, K.R.; Cutinot, D.; Chen, K.; Halbert, S.E.; Kazmer, D.J.; Mercadier, G.; Miller, R.H.; Pike, K.S. & 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. ^ Jia, Yu-Jie; Wang, Bo; Liu, Tong-Xian (6 June 2020). "Unsuccessful Host Stinging by Aphelinus asychis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) Impacts Population Parameters of the Pea Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)". Journal of Economic Entomology. 113 (3): 1211–1220. doi:10.1093/jee/toaa025. PMID 32112092. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ Yu Cheng Zhu; Quentin Q. Fang (2009). "The phylogenetic relationships of introduced Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), biological control agents of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)". Insect Science. 16 (3): 277–285. Bibcode:2009InsSc..16..277Z. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01249.x.
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