Coccophagus acanthosceles
Appearance
Coccophagus acanthosceles | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Aphelinidae |
Subfamily: | Coccophaginae |
Genus: | Coccophagus |
Species: | C. acanthosceles
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Binomial name | |
Coccophagus acanthosceles Waterston, 1916
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Coccophagus acanthosceles is a species of chalcid wasp belonging to the family Aphelinidae. It is found in southern Asia.
It is a primary parasitoid on scale insects of the family Coccidae including Saissetia formicarii and members of the genus Lecanium.
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