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Cryptochetum iceryae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cryptochetidae
Genus:	Cryptochetum
Species:	C. iceryae
Binomial name
Cryptochetum iceryae (Williston, 1888)
Synonyms
Lestophonus iceryae Williston, 1888

Cryptochetum iceryae, the cottony cushion scale parasite, is a species of scale parasite fly in the family Cryptochetidae. Originating in Australia, it was deliberately introduced to California in the 1880s in an attempt to control cottony cushion scale, and has also been introduced to Israel and South America. In 2019, the species was discovered in the United Kingdom for the first time, having been identified in the wildlife garden at the Natural History Museum.

References

1. ^ Williston, Samuel Wendell (1896). Manual of the families and genera of North American Diptera. Ed. 2. , (2nd ed.). New Haven: James T.Hathaway. pp. liv + 167 pp. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
2. ^ "Cryptochetum iceryae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
3. "Cryptochetum iceryae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
4. "Cryptochetum iceryae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
5. "Cryptochetum iceryae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
6. "Natural Enemies Gallery: Cottony cushion scale parasite". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
7. ^ "A family of insect new to Britain discovered in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Garden". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2019-07-19.

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