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Anagrus

Huber, John T.;Read, Jennifer D.;Triapitsyn, Serguei V.

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Anagrus is a genus of fairyflies, in the family Mymaridae, comprising over 90 species, a number of which are employed as biocontrol agents. They come in a wide array of colors such as, brown, orange, black and pale. For classificatory purposes, the genus is divided into three subgenera Anagrella, Anagrus and Paranagrus. The adults lay eggs on the host, mainly Hemiptera, with a few using Odonata as hosts.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyMymaridae
Observations6

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,676
With media
244
Family
Mymaridae
Collections
USNM, SBMNH, INHS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
Recorded in
Honduras, United States, Canada, Brasil

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Anagrus is a genus of fairyflies, in the family Mymaridae, comprising over 90 species, a number of which are employed as biocontrol agents. They come in a wide array of colors such as, brown, orange, black and pale. For classificatory purposes, the genus is divided into three subgenera Anagrella, Anagrus and Paranagrus. The adults lay eggs on the host, mainly Hemiptera, with a few using Odonata as hosts.

==Species== Species accepted as of May 2025: Anagrus aegyptiacus Anagrus arboridiae Anagrus armatus Anagrus atomus Anagrus avalae Anagrus baeri Anagrus bakkendorfi Anagrus brasiliensis Anagrus brevifuniculatus Anagrus breviphragma Anagrus brocheri Anagrus capensis Anagrus columbi Anagrus daanei Anagrus dalhousieanus Anagrus delicatus Anagrus dilatatus Anagrus dmitrievi Anagrus elegans Anagrus elongatus Anagrus empoascae Anagrus ensifer Anagrus epos Anagrus erythroneurae Anagrus fennicus Anagrus fisheri Anagrus flaveolus Anagrus flaviapex Anagrus foersteri Anagrus frequens Anagrus funebris Anagrus gonzalezae Anagrus hirashimai Anagrus humicola Anagrus incarnatus Anagrus insularis Anagrus iti Anagrus japonicus Anagrus lindberginae Anagrus lineolus Anagrus longitibialis Anagrus mockfordi Anagrus mymaricornis Anagrus naulti Anagrus nedotepae Anagrus nigriceps Anagrus nigrienentris Anagrus nigriventris Anagrus nilaparvatae Anagrus oahuensis Anagrus obscurus Anagrus obvius Anagrus optabilis Anagrus perforator Anagrus proscassellatii Anagrus prounilinearis Anagrus puella Anagrus putnamii Anagrus raygilli Anagrus rilensis Anagrus rugmanjonesi Anagrus scassellatii Anagrus sensillatus Anagrus setosus Anagrus similis Anagrus sophiae Anagrus spiritus Anagrus stethynioides Anagrus subfuscus Anagrus supremosimilis Anagrus takeyanus Anagrus tretiakovae Anagrus turpanicus Anagrus unilinearis Anagrus urichi Anagrus ustulatus Anagrus vilis Anagrus virginiae Anagrus virlai

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