Aphytis (insect)
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Aphytis is a genus
of chalcid wasp
in the Aphelinidae
family. Members of this genus are very small averaging two to three millimetres in length and are mostly black or yellow with transparent wings. The larvae are parasitic on other insects. There are about 130 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of chalcid wasp
Chalcid wasp
Chalcid wasps belong to the insect order Hymenoptera, and are one of the largest groups within the order, with some 22,000 known species, and an estimated total diversity of anywhere from 60,000 to more than 500,000 species, meaning the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described.Most of...
in the Aphelinidae
Aphelinidae
Aphelinidae is a moderate-sized family of tiny parasitic wasps, with some 1160 described species in some 35 genera. These minute insects are challenging to study as they deteriorate rapidly after death unless extreme care is taken , making identification of most museum specimens difficult...
family. Members of this genus are very small averaging two to three millimetres in length and are mostly black or yellow with transparent wings. The larvae are parasitic on other insects. There are about 130 species.
Species
- Aphytis aberrans Prinsloo & Neser, 1994
- Aphytis abnormis Howard, 1881
- Aphytis acalcaratus Ren Hui, 1988
- Aphytis acrenulatus DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis acutaspidis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis africanus Quednau, 1964
- Aphytis alami Agarwal, 1964
- Aphytis albus Li & Yang, 2004
- Aphytis aligarhensis Hayat, 1998
- Aphytis amazonensis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis angeloni Alec Arsène Girault, 1932
- Aphytis angustus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis anneckei DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis anomalus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis antennalis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis aonidiae Mercet, 1911
- Aphytis argenticorpus Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis australiensis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis azai Abd-Rabou, 2004
- Aphytis bangalorensis Rosen & DeBach, 1986
- Aphytis bedfordi Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis benassyi Fabres, 1978
- Aphytis breviclavatus Huang, 1994
- Aphytis capensis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis capillatus Howard, 1907
- Aphytis caucasicus Chumakova, 1964
- Aphytis cercinus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis chilensis Howard, 1900
- Aphytis chionaspis Ren Hui, 1988
- Aphytis chrysomphali Mercet, 1912
- Aphytis ciliatus Dodd, 1917
- Aphytis cochereaui DeBach & Rosen 1976
- Aphytis coheni DeBach, 1960
- Aphytis columbi Alec Arsène Girault, 1932
- Aphytis comperei DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis confusus DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis cornuaspis Huang, 1994
- Aphytis costalimai Gomes 1942
- Aphytis cylindratus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis dealbatus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis debachi Azim, 1963
- Aphytis densiciliatus Huang, 1994
- Aphytis desantisi DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis diaspidis Howard, 1881
- Aphytis elongatus Huang, 1994
- Aphytis equatorialis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis erythraeus SilvestriFilippo SilvestriFilippo Silvestri was an Italian entomologist. He specialised in world Protura, Thysanura, Diplura and Isoptera, but also worked on Hymenoptera, Myriapoda and Italian Diptera...
, 1915 - Aphytis fabresi DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis faurei Annecke, 1964
- Aphytis fioriniae Rosen & Rose, 1989
- Aphytis fisheri DeBach, 1959
- Aphytis funicularis Compere, 1955
- Aphytis gordoni DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis griseus Quednau, 1964
- Aphytis haywardi De Santis, 1948
- Aphytis hispanicus Mercet, 1912
- Aphytis holoxanthus DeBach, 1960
- Aphytis huidongensis Huang, 1994
- Aphytis hyalinipennis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis ignotus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis immaculatus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis japonicus DeBach & Azim, 1962
- Aphytis keatsi Alec Arsène Girault, 1919
- Aphytis landii Rosen & DeBach, 1986
- Aphytis lepidosaphes Compere, 1955
- Aphytis liangi Huang, 1994
- Aphytis libanicus Traboulsi, 1969
- Aphytis limonus Rust, 1915
- Aphytis lindingaspis Huang, 1994
- Aphytis lingnanensis Compere, 1955
- Aphytis longicaudus Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis luteus RatzeburgJulius Theodor Christian RatzeburgJulius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg was a German zoologist, botanist, entomologist, and forester.-Biography:...
, 1852 - Aphytis maculatipennis Dozier, 1933
- Aphytis maculatipes Alec Arsène Girault, 1917
- Aphytis maculatus Shafee, 1970
- Aphytis maculicornis Masi, 1911
- Aphytis mandalayensis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis manii Hayat, 1998
- Aphytis margaretae DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis mashae Myartseva, 2004
- Aphytis matruhi Abd-Rabou, 2004
- Aphytis mazalae DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis melanostictus Compere, 1955
- Aphytis melinusAphytis melinusAphytis melinus is an internal parasite of the California Red Scale, Aonidiella aurantii, which is a pest of citrus in California and elsewhere. This chalcid wasp drums its antennae against the scale insect to find out if it is healthy, if it is already parasitized, how large it is, etc., to decide...
DeBach, 1959 - Aphytis merceti Compere, 1955
- Aphytis mimosae DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis minutissimus Alec Arsène Girault, 1913
- Aphytis moldavicus Yasnosh, 1966
- Aphytis mytilaspidisAphytis mytilaspidisAphytis mytilaspidis is a species of chalcid wasp in the Aphelinidae family. The adults feed on scale insects and the larvae are ectoparasites of scales.-Distribution:...
Le Baron, 1870 - Aphytis neuter Yasnosh & Myartseva, 1971
- Aphytis newtoni Alec Arsène Girault, 1913
- Aphytis nigripes Compere, 1936
- Aphytis notialis de Santis, 1965
- Aphytis noumeaensis Howard, 1907
- Aphytis obscurus DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis opuntiae Mercet, 1912
- Aphytis paramaculicornis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis peculiaris Alec Arsène Girault, 1932
- Aphytis perissoptroides Alec Arsène Girault, 1915
- Aphytis perplexus Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis philippinensis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis phoenicis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis pilosus DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis pinnaspidis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis proclia WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1839 - Aphytis punctaticorpus Alec Arsène Girault, 1917
- Aphytis quadraspidioti Li, 1996
- Aphytis riyadhi DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis rolaspidis DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis roseni DeBach & Gordh, 1974
- Aphytis ruskini Alec Arsène Girault, 1915
- Aphytis salvadorensis Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis sankarani Rosen & DeBach, 1986
- Aphytis secundus Compere, 1936
- Aphytis sensorius DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis setosus DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis simmondsiae DeBach, 1984
- Aphytis simplex Zehntner, 1897
- Aphytis stepanovi Yasnosh, 1995
- Aphytis taylori Quednau, 1964
- Aphytis testaceus Chumakova, 1961
- Aphytis theae Cameron, 1891
- Aphytis transversus Huang, 1994
- Aphytis tucumani Rosen & DeBach, 1979
- Aphytis ulianovi Alec Arsène Girault, 1932
- Aphytis unaspidis Rose & Rosen, 1991
- Aphytis unicus Huang, 1994
- Aphytis vandenboschi DeBach & Rosen, 1976
- Aphytis vastus Prinsloo & Neser, 1994
- Aphytis vittatus Compere, 1925
- Aphytis wallumbillae Alec Arsène Girault, 1924
- Aphytis yanonensis DeBach & Rosen, 1982
- Aphytis yasumatsui Azim, 1963