Phasgonophora sulcata is a species of chalcidid wasp in the family Chalcididae.[1][2][3][4] It is a endoparasitoid of Agrilus beetles, and thus used in biological pest control of the emerald ash borer.[5]
| Phasgonophora sulcata | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chalcididae |
| Genus: | Phasgonophora |
| Species: | P. sulcata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phasgonophora sulcata Westwood, 1832
| |
References
edit- ^ "Phasgonophora sulcata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Phasgonophora sulcata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Phasgonophora sulcata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Phasgonophora sulcata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Roscoe, Lucas E.; Barry Lyons, D.; Smith, Sandy M. (June 2016). "Observations on the life-history traits of the North American parasitoid Phasgonophora sulcata Westwood (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) attacking Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Ontario, Canada". The Canadian Entomologist. 148 (3): 294–306. doi:10.4039/tce.2015.72.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
External links
edit
Media related to Phasgonophora sulcata at Wikimedia Commons
 | This chalcid wasp-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |