Aphelinus

Aphelinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Chalcidoidea
Family:	Aphelinidae
Genus:	Aphelinus; Dalman, 1820

Aphelinus is a genus of parasitoid wasps. Several of the species are important because they parasitize agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid (aphelinus certus) or the Russian wheat aphid -Diuraphis noxia - (A. albipodus Hayat & Fatima, A. asychis Walker, and A. varipes (Foerster).^[1]

About 50 species have been described.^[2]

Partial species list

Aphelinus albipodus Hayat & Fatima
Aphelinus asychis Walker
Aphelinus certus
Aphelinus lapisligni Howard
Aphelinus mali (Haldeman)
Aphelinus thomsoni Graham
Aphelinus varipes (Foerster)

References

^ Elliott, N. C., J. D. Burd, J. S. Armstrong, C. B. Walker, D. K. Reed, and F. B. Peairs. (1995.). "Release and recovery of imported parasitoids of the Russian wheat aphid in eastern Colorado". Southwest. Entomol. 20: 125-129. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: year (link)
^ {{cite journal | author = Li, G. and Langor, D.W. | year = (1998)| title = A new species of Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Northeastern China. | journal = Canadian Entomologist, 130, 799–801

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[1] Elliott, N. C., J. D. Burd, J. S. Armstrong, C. B. Walker, D. K. Reed, and F. B. Peairs. (1995.). "Release and recovery of imported parasitoids of the Russian wheat aphid in eastern Colorado". Southwest. Entomol. 20: 125-129. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: year (link)

[2] {{cite journal | author = Li, G. and Langor, D.W. | year = (1998)| title = A new species of Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Northeastern China. | journal = Canadian Entomologist, 130, 799–801

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