Aphidius
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidiinae |
| Tribe: | Aphidiini |
| Genus: | Aphidius Esenbeck, 1818 |
Aphidius is a genus of insects of the family Braconidae.[1]
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Adult Aphidius is a small wasp, usually less than 1⁄8 inch (3.2 mm) long. Aphidius wasps are endoparasitoids of aphids. The female wasp lays eggs in an aphid. When the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on the inside of the aphid. As the larvae mature, the hosts die and become slightly enlarged or mummified, often becoming tan or yellow. Complete metamorphosis occurs within the host. The adult parasite chews the sugar out of the mummy leaving a hole.
The genus Aphidius includes many species that provide biological pest control of aphids on agricultural crops, greenhouses, urban landscape and home gardens.
Species
[edit]- Aphidius absinthii Marshall, 1896
- Aphidius adelocarinus Smith, 1944[1]
- Aphidius alius Muesebeck, 1958[1]
- Aphidius apolloni [2]
- Aphidius avenaphis Fitch
- Aphidius balcanicus Tomanović & Petrović, 2011 [3]
- Aphidius banksae Kittel [4]
- Aphidius colemani (Dalman, 1820)
- Aphidius chaetosiphonis Tomanović &Petrović, 2011 [3]
- Aphidius ervi (Haliday, 1834)
- Aphidius linosiphonis Tomanovic & Starý, 2001
- Aphidius matricariae (Haliday)[5]
- Aphidius nigripes Ashmead, 1901
- Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani Perez
- Aphidius transcaspicus Telenga, 1958[2]
- Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetzki
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Aphidius Nees von Esenbeck, 1818". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.; Tomanović, Željko; Sarlis, George P.; Fasseas, Constantin; Emmanouel, Nickolas E. (28 August 2006). "A review of the genus Aphidius Nees in Greece (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) with the description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 40 (17–18): 1179–1197. doi:10.1080/00222930600822555.
- ^ a b Petrović, Andjeljko; žIkić, Vladimir; Petrović-Obradović, Olivera; Bogdanović, Ana Mitrovski; Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.; Starý, Petr; Tomanović, žEljko (27 May 2011). "Two new species of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from the Balkan Peninsula". Zootaxa. 2895 (1): 58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2895.1.4.
- ^ Kittel, Rebecca (2016-11-30). "(PDF) Eighty-nine replacement names for Braconidae and Ichneumonidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea)". Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomolog J Japanese Journal of Systemic Entomology. 22 (2): 161–174. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Zamani, Abbas Ali; Talebi, Aliasghar; Fathipour, Yaghoub; Baniameri, Valiollah (1 April 2007). "Effect of Temperature on Life History of Aphidius colemani and Aphidius matricariae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Two Parasitoids of Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae)". Environmental Entomology. 36 (2): 263–271. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-36.2.263.
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