Lotfalizadeh, Hossein;Karimpour, Younes;Delvare, Gérard;Rasplus, Jean-Yves
Tetramesa
Sign in to savethumb | right | Figure 1. Tetramesa amica Lotfalizadeh, sp. nov. A female habitus in lateral view B head of female in frontal view C female antenna D male antenna. Tetramesa is a genus of phytophagous wasps. The genus has over 200 described species , and recently the genera Aiolomorphus and Cathilaria have also been synonymized within Tetramesa in light of phylogenomic evidence. They are generally species-specific gall inducers and can be used as biological control for invasive grasses. Adults feed on nectar.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyEurytomidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 101
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Eurytomidae
- Collections
- SBMNH, UCSB, INHS, NMMNHS
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Eurytomidae
- Image
- Tetramesa amica (10.3897-zookeys.1005.56353) Figure 1.jpg
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thumb | right | Figure 1. Tetramesa amica Lotfalizadeh, sp. nov. A female habitus in lateral view B head of female in frontal view C female antenna D male antenna. Tetramesa is a genus of phytophagous wasps. The genus has over 200 described species , and recently the genera Aiolomorphus and Cathilaria have also been synonymized within Tetramesa in light of phylogenomic evidence. They are generally species-specific gall inducers and can be used as biological control for invasive grasses. Adults feed on nectar.
==References==
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