Eretmocerus

Eretmocerus
Eretmocerus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Aphelinidae
Genus:	Eretmocerus Haldeman, 1850 [1]
Type species
Eretmocerus corni Haldeman, 1850

Eretmocerus sp. parasitising Aleurothrixus floccosus larvae

Eretmocerus is a genus of parasitoid wasps; they parasitise immature whiteflies.

Diagnosis

Female with 5-segmented antennae with scape, pedicel, two funicular segments and club (club undifferentiated, often large and oar-shaped); male with 3-segmented antennae composed of scape, pedicel and club (club undifferentiated, elongate and exceptionally large). Forewing with stigmal vein very short; all tarsi with four segments. ^[2]

Species

About 84 species have been described. ^[3]

Species with known whitefly hosts include: ^[3]

• Eretmocerus antennator
• Eretmocerus breviclavus
• Eretmocerus californicus
• Eretmocerus comperei
• Eretmocerus corni
• Eretmocerus debachi ^[4]
• Eretmocerus delhiensis
• Eretmocerus diversiciliatus
• Eretmocerus eremicus
• Eretmocerus flavus
• Eretmocerus furuhashii
• Eretmocerus gracilis
• Eretmocerus gunturiensis
• Eretmocerus haldemani
• Eretmocerus hayati
• Eretmocerus jimenezi
• Eretmocerus joeballi
• Eretmocerus longiscapus
• Eretmocerus mundus
• Eretmocerus neobemisiae
• Eretmocerus orientalis
• Eretmocerus paulistus
• Eretmocerus portoricensis
• Eretmocerus queenslandensis
• Eretmocerus roseni
• Eretmocerus rui
• Eretmocerus serius
• Eretmocerus staufferi
• Eretmocerus tejanus
• Eretmocerus trialeurodis

References

1. Haldeman, S. S. (1850). "On four new species of Hemiptera of the genera Ploiaria, Chermes, and Aleurodes, and two new Hymenoptera, parasitic in the last named genus". The American Journal of Science. Series 2 (9): 108–111.
2. Zolnerowich, G. & Rose, M. (2008). "5: The genus Eretmocerus". Classical Biological Control of Bemisia tabaci in the United States-a review of interagency research and implementation. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp. 89–109.
3. UCD Community. 2023. Universal Chalcidoidea Database Website. https://ucd.chalcid.org. Accessed on 11 July, 2024.
4. Gates, M.W.; Heraty, J.M.; Schauff, M.E.; Wagner, D.L.; Wahl, D.B. (2002-01-01). "Survey of the Parasitic Hymenoptera on Leafminers in California". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 11 (2). Pensoft Publishers. ISSN   1070-9428 . Retrieved 2026-01-05.