Enoggera (wasp)
| Enoggera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pteromalidae |
| Genus: | Enoggera Girault, 1926 |
Enoggera is a genus of wasp in the Pteromalidae family.[1] It is native to Australia and has five known species. It was introduced to South Africa to serve as biological pest-control against the Eucalyptus destroying beetle, Trachymela tincticollis.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Enoggera contains the following species:
References
[edit]- ^ Naumann, I. D. (1991). "Revision of the Australian Genus Enoggera Girault (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Asaphinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 30: 1–17. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1991.tb02184.x.
- ^ "Biological control of the Eucalyptus-defoliating Australian tortoise beetle Trachymela tincticollis (Blackburn) (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelini: Paropsina) in South Africa by the egg parasitoid Enoggera reticulata Naumann (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Asaphinae)".
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