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| Spathius elegans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Spathius |
| Species: | S. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Spathius elegans Matthews, 1970[1] | |
Spathius elegans is a species of doryctine wasp. It is widespread in the eastern United States. It is an ectoparasite of larvae of the sawfly genus Xiphydria. [2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Matthews, R.W. (1970) A revision of the genus Spathius in America north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)., Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 4:1-86.
- ↑ Deyrup, Mark A (27 October 2017). "A Maple Wood Wasp, Xiphydria Maculata, and its Insect Enemies (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriiade)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 17 (1). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.1492.
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