Diaeretiella rapae
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| Diaeretiella rapae larva exposed in its aphid host | |
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| Genus: | Diaeretiella , 1960
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| Species: | D. rapae
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| Diaeretiella rapae (, 1855)
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Diaeretiella rapae is a species of cosmopolitan parasitoid wasp. It parasitizes many species of aphids, but especially the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae. It is the only species in the genus Diaeretiella.
Other host aphids include Aphis craccivora, Aphis fabae, Aphis gossypii, Aphis nasturtii, Aphis pomi, , , Brachycaudus helichrysi, , , sp., , , , Lipaphis erysimi, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, , Myzus persicae, sp., , Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi and Schizaphis graminum.[1]
References[]
- ^ Paul M. Marsh (1979). "Family Aphidiidae". In Carl F. W. Muesebeck (ed.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 1. Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). pp. 295–312.
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