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Genus of wasps

Ophelimus
galls caused by Ophelimus maskelli on Eucalyptus sp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Subfamily: Opheliminae
Genus: Ophelimus
Haliday, 1844
Type species
Ophelimus ursidus
(Walker, 1839)
Species

53 species

Ophelimus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Members of this genus induce galls on Eucalyptus plants.

References

  1. Haliday, A.H. (1844). "Contributions towards the classification of the Chalcididae". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3: 300.
  2. ^ Chen, Hua-Yan; Yao, Jie-Min; Huang, Shao-Bin; Pang, Hong (September 2021). "Ophelimus bipolaris sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a New Invasive Eucalyptus Pest and Its Host Plants in China". Insects. 12 (9): 778. doi:10.3390/insects12090778. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 8465356. PMID 34564218.
Taxon identifiers
Ophelimus
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