| Catolaccus | |
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| Catolaccus grandis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Pteromalidae |
| Genus: | Catolaccus Thomson 1878 |
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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.
Species
- 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
References
- Bryce, Robert (February 7, 1996). "Texas Boll Weevils Beware: A New Parasite Is in Town". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
External links
"Catolaccus". The Encyclopedia of Life. 
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