Catolaccus

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]

Catolaccus
Catolaccus grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Chalcidoidea
Family:
Pteromalidae
Genus:
Catolaccus

Thomson 1878
Species

See text

Especies
  • 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
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References
  1. Bryce, Robert (February 7, 1996). "Texas Boll Weevils Beware: A New Parasite Is in Town". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

"Catolaccus" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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