Biology:Catolaccus

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Short description: Genus of wasps


Catolaccus
Female Catolaccus grandis wasp.jpg
Catolaccus grandis
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Catolaccus

Thomson 1878
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Catolaccus is a parasitic wasp genus in the family Pteromalidae. Catolaccus grandis has been used by cotton farmers in Texas to combat crop damage from the boll weevil.[1]

Species

  • Catolaccus aeneoviridis (Girault, 1911)
  • Catolaccus ater (Ratzeburg, 1852)
  • Catolaccus coleophorae Dzhanokmen, 1990
  • Catolaccus crassiceps (Masi 1911)
  • Catolaccus cyaneus Girault, 1911
  • Catolaccus cyanoideus Burks, 1954
  • Catolaccus endonis Ishii, 1940
  • Catolaccus fragariae Rohwer, 1934
  • Catolaccus grandis (Burks 1954)
  • Catolaccus helice (Walker, 1843)
  • Catolaccus kansensis (Girault, 1917)
  • Catolaccus kumatshjovi Dzhanokmen, 1980
  • Catolaccus pallipes Ashmead, 1894
  • Catolaccus tepicensis Ashmead, 1895
  • Catolaccus victoria Burks, 1954

References

  1. Bryce, Robert (February 7, 1996). "Texas Boll Weevils Beware: A New Parasite Is in Town". The Christian Science Monitor. http://search.proquest.com/docview/291232000/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13457957 entry