Tetramesa romana, commonly known as the arundo wasp, is a species of wasp native to France and Spain.[2] As its common name implies, the species feeds on Arundo grass.[3] These wasps have been imported to North America in biological control efforts surrounding Arundo donax.[2] The species reproduces parthenogenically, with females laying eggs into the stems, resulting in developing larvae forming stem galls.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eurytomidae |
| Genus: | Tetramesa |
| Species: | T. romana
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetramesa romana | |
References edit
- ^ "Tetramesa romana (Walker, 1873)". www.gbif.org.
- ^ a b Moran, Patrick J.; Goolsby, John A. (May 2009). "Biology of the galling wasp Tetramesa romana, a biological control agent of giant reed". Biological Control. 49 (2): 169–179. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.01.017.
- ^ a b Goolsby, John A.; Gaskin, John F.; Tarin, Daniel V.; Pepper, Alan E.; Henne, Don C.; Auclair, Allan; Racelis, Alexis E.; Summy, Kenneth R.; Moran, Patrick J.; Thomas, Donald B.; Yang, Chenghai; Jiménez, Maricela Martínez; Ciomperlik, Matthew J.; León, Adalberto A. Pérez de; Kirk, Alan A. (December 2014). "Establishment and Spread of a Single Parthenogenic Genotype of the Mediterranean Arundo Wasp, Tetramesa romana 1 , in the Variable Climate of Texas". Southwestern Entomologist. 39 (4): 675–690. doi:10.3958/059.039.0414.
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