Biology:Coccophagus acanthosceles

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Short description: Species of wasp

Coccophagus acanthosceles
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Aphelinidae
Subfamily: Coccophaginae
Genus: Coccophagus
Species:
C. acanthosceles
Binomial name
Coccophagus acanthosceles
Waterston, 1916

Coccophagus acanthosceles is a species of chalcid wasp belonging to the family Aphelinidae. It is found in southern Asia.

It is a primary parasitoid on scale insects of the family Coccidae including Saissetia formicarii and members of the genus Lecanium.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5139202 entry