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Trissolcus
Genus
Trissolcus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily
Platygastroidea
Family
Scelionidae
Subfamily
Telenominae
Genus
Trissolcus
Explanation of Names
Trissolcus
Ashmead 1893
Numbers
11 spp. in our area
(
1
)
, ~180 worldwide
(
2
)
Range
worldwide
(
2
)
Food
parasitize eggs of Pentatomorpha; hosts listed
here
(
2
)
Remarks
Several introduced species used as biocontrols.
Internet References
Cornell U.
Oregon State U.
Entomology Today
Works Cited
1.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.
Johnson N.F. (2004-2013) Platygastroidea
Contributed by
tom murray
on 11 September, 2009 - 4:16pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
ceiseman
,
v belov
Last updated 27 September, 2016 - 2:06pm