Ablerus macrochaeta is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the silverleaf whitefly and Aleurocanthus inceratus. The latter is a serious pest of sweet potato in China.[1]

Ablerus macrochaeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Azotidae
Genus: Ablerus
Species:
A. macrochaeta
Binomial name
Ablerus macrochaeta
Silvestri, 1927

References

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  1. ^ Shao-Jian Li; Xia Xue; Muhammad Z. Ahmed; Shun-Xiang Ren; Yu-Zhou Du; Jian-Hui Wu; Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson; Bao-Li Qiu (February 2011). "Host plants and natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in China". Insect Science. 18 (1): 101–120. Bibcode:2011InsSc..18..101L. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2010.01395.x. S2CID 86224745.