Aphelinus asychis

Aphelinus asychis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Aphelinidae
Genus:	Aphelinus
Species:	A. asychis
Binomial name
	Aphelinus asychis; Walker, 1839

Aphelinus asychis is a parasitoid wasp native to Eurasia that was introduced to North America to control the Russian wheat aphid.[1]

Recent work shows that the species as currently described does not form a monophyletic group and its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationship should be re-examined.[2]

References

Hopper, K.R.; Cutinot, D.; Chen, K.; Halbert, S.E.; Kazmer, D.J.; Mercadier, G.; Miller, R.H.; Pike, K.S. & Tanigoshi, L.K. (1996). "Exploration for natural enemies to control Diuraphis noxia in the United States". Symposia Proceedings of the Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD.
Yu Cheng Zhu; Quentin Q. Fang (2009). "The phylogenetic relationships of introduced Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), biological control agents of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)" (PDF). Insect Science. 16: 277–285. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01249.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12.

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[1] Hopper, K.R.; Cutinot, D.; Chen, K.; Halbert, S.E.; Kazmer, D.J.; Mercadier, G.; Miller, R.H.; Pike, K.S. & Tanigoshi, L.K. (1996). "Exploration for natural enemies to control Diuraphis noxia in the United States". Symposia Proceedings of the Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD.

[2] Yu Cheng Zhu; Quentin Q. Fang (2009). "The phylogenetic relationships of introduced Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), biological control agents of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)" (PDF). Insect Science. 16: 277–285. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01249.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12.