Anagrus optabilis is a species of fairyfly. It is an egg parasitoid of Perkinsiella saccharicida, Sogatella furcifera, Nilaparvata lugens, and Nilaparvata muiri. Females are capable of reproducing through parthenogenesis, although the species does also sexually reproduce.[1]

Anagrus optabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mymaridae
Genus: Anagrus
Species:
A. optabilis
Binomial name
Anagrus optabilis
Perkins 1905
Synonyms

Paranagrus optabilis

References

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  1. ^ Sahad, Kazi Abdus (1984). "BIOLOGY OF ANAGRUS OPTABILIS (PERKINS) (HYMENOPTERA, MYMARIDAE), AN EGG PARASITOID OF DELPHACID PLANTHOPPERS" (PDF). Esakia. 22: 129–144. Retrieved 12 June 2022.