Ixodiphagus is a genus of encyrtid wasp. They lay their eggs into ticks.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Encyrtidae |
| Subfamily: | Encyrtinae |
| Genus: | Ixodiphagus Howard, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Ixodiphagus texanus Howard, 1907
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Species edit
- I. brunneus (Girault, 1925)
- I. hirtus Nikol'skaya, 1950
- I. hookeri (Howard, 1908)
- I. mysorensis Mani, 1941
- I. sagarensis (Geevarghese, 1977)
- I. texanus Howard, 1907
- I. theilerae (Fiedler, 1953)
Synonyms edit
The following synonyms of Ixodiphagus are known:
- Australzaomma Girault, 1925
- Hunterellus Howard, 1908
References edit
External links edit
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