Ophelimus
| Ophelimus | |
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| galls caused by Ophelimus maskelli on Eucalyptus sp | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eulophidae |
| Subfamily: | Opheliminae |
| Genus: | Ophelimus Haliday, 1844[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ophelimus ursidus (Walker, 1839)
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| Species | |
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53 species[2] | |
Ophelimus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Members of this genus induce galls on Eucalyptus plants.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Haliday, A.H. (1844). "Contributions towards the classification of the Chalcididae". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3: 300.
- ^ a b Chen, Hua-Yan; Yao, Jie-Min; Huang, Shao-Bin; Pang, Hong (September 2021). "Ophelimus bipolaris sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a New Invasive Eucalyptus Pest and Its Host Plants in China". Insects. 12 (9): 778. doi:10.3390/insects12090778. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 8465356. PMID 34564218.
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