Aphelinus asychis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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] It has six different aphid hosts, including Acyrthosiphon pisum . [2]
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. [3]