Encyrtus
| Encyrtus | |
|---|---|
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| Encyrtus infelix, New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Encyrtidae |
| Subfamily: | Encyrtinae |
| Genus: | Encyrtus Latreille, 1809[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chrysis infidus Rossi, 1790 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
Encyrtus is a parasitic wasp genus in the family Encyrtidae, first described in 1809.[2] Like most within the subfamily Encyrtinae, this genus comprises parasitoids of scale insects.[3]
Selected species
There are 96 species in this genus,[2] including:
- Encyrtus aurantii
- Encyrtus infelix
- Encyrtus swederi
See also
References
- ↑ Latreille, P.A. (1809). Genera crustaceorum et insectorum, Privately published. p. 31 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27545395#page/41/mode/1up
- 1 2 "Encyrtus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Ashmead, William H. (1900). "On the genera of the chalcid-flies belonging to the subfamily Encyrtinae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 22 (1202): 323–412. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.22-1202.323. ISSN 0096-3801.
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