Mastrus ridens
| Mastrus ridens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Mastrus |
| Species: | M. ridens |
| Binomial name | |
| Mastrus ridens Horstmann, 2009 | |
Mastrus ridens is a species of ichneumon wasp. It was discovered in Kazakhstan in the 1990s, but it was not described as a distinct species from the similar M. ridibundus until 2010. This species is of interest as a potential biological control agent of the codling moth.[1]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Mastrus ridens.
- ↑ "ICHNEUMONIDAE: Cryptinae: Mastrus Förster, 1869". Landcare Research. Retrieved 13 August 2016.