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Arastichus

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Arastichus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Subfamily: Tetrastichinae
Genus: Arastichus
Gates, Hanson, Jansen-Gonzalez & Zhang, 2022

Arastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. It is only known from the neotropics.[1] At least one of the three known species induces galls on plants in the family Araceae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Y. Miles Zhang; Michael William Gates; Paul Hanson; Sergio Jansen-González (31 August 2022). "Description of a Neotropical gall inducer on Araceae: Arastichus, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) and two new species". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 92: 145–172. doi:10.3897/JHR.92.85967. ISSN 1070-9428. Wikidata Q113676762.