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
Observations28
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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.
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