Oomyzus gallerucae

Oomyzus gallerucae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Eulophidae
Genus:	Oomyzus
Species:	O. gallerucae
Binomial name
Oomyzus gallerucae (Fonscolombe, 1832)
Synonyms [1]
? galerucaeFonscolombe Eulophus galerucae(Fonscolombe) Eulophus gallerucae(Fonscolombe, 1832) Foersterella galerucae(Fonscolombe) Pteromalus gallerucaeFonscolombe, 1832 Tetracampe galerucae(Fonscolombe) Tetracampe gallerucae(Fonscolombe, 1832) Tetrastichus galerucae(Fonscolombe) Tetrastichus gallerucae(Fonscolombe, 1832)

Oomyzus gallerucae is a species of chalcid wasp in the family Eulophidae. ^[2] It is a parasitoid of the elm leaf beetle. ^{[3] [4]} The adults and larvae eat the eggs of the beetle. ^[5]

The species can be found in countries like France, Iran, Australia, and the United States. ^[6]

References

1. "Oomyzus gallerucae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. "Oomyzus gallerucae (Fonscolombe 1832) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
3. Meiners, Torsten; Hilker, Monika (1997-09-01). "Host location in Oomyzus gallerucae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasitoid of the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" . Oecologia. 112 (1): 87–93. Bibcode:1997Oecol.112...87M. doi:10.1007/s004420050287. ISSN   1432-1939. PMID   28307380. S2CID   29624607.
4. Puttler, Benjamin; Bailey, Wayne C. (2003-05-01). "Establishment of Oomyzus gallerucae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasite of the elm leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in Missouri and adjacent states" . Biological Control. 27 (1): 20–24. Bibcode:2003BiolC..27...20P. doi:10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00188-3. ISSN   1049-9644.
5. Dreistadt, Steve H. (2016-02-24). Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, Third Edition: An Integrated Pest Management Guide. UCANR Publications. p. 156. ISBN   978-1-60107-864-3.
6. "Oomyzus gallerucae". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.