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[[File:Trissolcus basalis JHymenRes 2019.jpg|300px|thumb|''Trissolcus basalis'' female, scale bars in mm (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Moisés Felipe-Victoriano, Elijah J. Talamas, Sergio R. Sánchez-Peña<br/>Source: [https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.73.36654 Journal of Hymenoptera Research (2019), 73, p. 147]]]
<font color="#008000">'''''Trissolcus basalis'' (parasitoid)'''</font> (Wollaston, 1858)

The species is an egg parasitoid of Pentatomidae, e.g. ''[[Nezara viridula]]''. It is wide-spread and has been introduced into several countries as a biocontrol agent, for example into Hawai'i in 1963 and 1964. However, while the introduction was considered successful, there is evidence that the release has had negative effects on several native stink bugs ([[American Entomologist (2000) 46, 82-94|Follett et al. 2000]]).  

Adult wasps emerge from the parasitized eggs after about 10 days. They are black, slight more than 1 mm long and feed on the nectar of certain flowering weeds. 

'''Synonyms:'''<br/>
''Microphanurus basalis''

For a taxonomic review see [[Journal of Hymenoptera Research (2017) 56, 3-185|Talamas et al. (2017)]].

[[Category:Trissolcus (genus - parasitoids)]]