Thripastichus

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Thripastichus gentilei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Genus: Thripastichus
Graham, 1987
Species:
T. gentilei
Binomial name
Thripastichus gentilei
(Del Guercio, 1931)

Thripastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

It has a single species, Thripastichus gentilei, which is a parasitoid on thrips such as Rhipipothrips cruentatus and Gynaikothrips uzelii found on grapes.

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Tetrastichinae is a subfamily of the chalcid wasp family Eulophidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of the Eulophidae containing over 100 genera and nearly 3,000 species. The species of the family Tetrastichinae are found in almost any type of terrestrial habitat and have a worldwide distribution, except Antarctica. They show a varied biology and hosts for Tetrastichinae wasps have been identified from over 100 different insect families, across 10 different orders and they have also been recorded as being parasitoids on nematodes, mites and spiders' eggs. Some species are even phytophagous, while others are inquilines and yet others are gall formers.

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