Anagrus optabilis is a species of fairyfly. It is an egg parasitoid of Perkinsiella saccharicida, Sogatella furcifera, Nilaparvata lugens, and Nilaparvata muiri. Females are capable of reproducing through parthenogenesis, although the species does also sexually reproduce.[1]
Anagrus optabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Mymaridae |
Genus: | Anagrus |
Species: | A. optabilis
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Binomial name | |
Anagrus optabilis Perkins 1905
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Synonyms | |
Paranagrus optabilis |
References
edit- ^ Sahad, Kazi Abdus (1984). "BIOLOGY OF ANAGRUS OPTABILIS (PERKINS) (HYMENOPTERA, MYMARIDAE), AN EGG PARASITOID OF DELPHACID PLANTHOPPERS" (PDF). Esakia. 22: 129–144. Retrieved 12 June 2022.