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Species Neodusmetia sangwani

Wingless Encyrtid - Neodusmetia sangwani - female

Flightless microwasp - Neodusmetia sangwani

Chalcidoidea; Encyrtidae; Tetracneminae; Neodusmetia sangwani - Neodusmetia sangwani - female

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 Chalcidoidea (Chalcidoid Wasps)

Family Encyrtidae (Encyrtid Wasps)

Subfamily Tetracneminae

Genus Neodusmetia

Species sangwani (Neodusmetia sangwani)

Explanation of Names

Author: Subba Rao, 1957

Remarks

Introduced from India as a biocontrol of Rhodesgrass mealybug. Disseminated by aircraft in 1971.

Internet References

ucr.edu

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 1 March, 2013 - 9:39pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 2 March, 2013 - 10:51am

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