Moorella (wasp)

Moorella is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Encyrtidae within the superfamilia Chalcidoidea, in the order Hymenoptera. [1]

Not to be confused with Moorella (bacterium) or Moorella (fungus).

Moorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Superfamily:
Chalcidoidea
Family:
Encyrtidae
Subfamily:
Encyrtinae
Genus:
Moorella

Cameron, 1913
Type species
Moorella fulviceps [1]
Cameron, 1913

The following species of neotropical insects are included in this genus: [1][2]

  • Moorella alini Trjapitzin and Triapitsyn, 2015
  • Moorella compressiventris Timberlake, 1925
  • Moorella fulviceps Cameron, 1913 (type species of this genus)
  • Moorella irwini Triapitsyn and Trjapitzin, 2015
  • Moorella latipes Girault, 1913
  • Moorella zuparkoi Triapitsyn and Trjapitzin, 2015

References
  1. Triapitsyn, S.V.; Trjapitzin, V.A. (2015). "Revision of Moorella Cameron, 1913 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)" (PDF). Dugesiana. 22 (1): 43–50. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. Noyes, J.S. (2018). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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