Aphelinus rhamni (parasitoid)

Aphelinus • Aphelinidae • Chalcidoidea (parasitoids) • Hymenoptera parasitoids • Beneficials/natural enemies

Aphelinus rhamni (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Keith R. Hopper et al.
Source: Journal of Hymenoptera Research (2012) vol. 26, 73-96 - Open Media

Aphelinus rhamni (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Keith R. Hopper et al.
Source: Journal of Hymenoptera Research (2012) vol. 26, 73-96 - Open Media

Aphelinus rhamni (parasitoid) Hopper & Woolley, 2012

This wasp species is a koinobiont endoparasitoid (host continues to develop after being parasitized) and has been found parasitizing the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, in China. It is being considered for introduction into North America, where A. glycines is invasive.

Publications covering Aphelinus rhamni (parasitoid)

Evolutionary Applications (2021) 14, 2012-2024
Keith R. Hopper, Kameron T. Wittmeyer, Kristen L. Kuhn and Kathryn Lanier (2021)
Response to selection for parasitism of a suboptimal, low-preference host in an aphid parasitoid

Journal of Hymenoptera Research (2012) 26, 73-96
Keith R. Hopper, James B. Woolley, Kim Hoelmer, Kongming Wu, Ge-Xia Qiao and Seunghwan Lee (2012)
An identification key to species in the mali complex of Aphelinus (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with descriptions of three new species