Telenomus is a genus of parasitoid wasps from the subfamily Telenominae.[1] The genus was first described by Alexander Henry Haliday in 1833.[1][2] Species in this genus parasitise the eggs or immature stages of other insects.[3]

Telenomus
Telenomus sp. emerging from eggs of Heteroptera, probably Liorhyssus hyalinus (Rhopalidae), laid on Lactuca serriola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scelionidae
Subfamily: Telenominae
Genus: Telenomus
Haliday, 1833
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Known hosts include: Agrius convolvuli, Amsacta moorei, Bagrada hilaris, Chilo auricilius, Cricula trifenestrata, Eudocima fullonia, Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa punctigera, Helopeltis antonii, Helopeltis theivora, Leptocybe invasa, Orgyia postica, Piezodorus hybneri, and Sahlbergella singularis. [3]


Species

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This list is incomplete: See List of Telenomus species.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Telenomus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  2. ^ A.H. Haliday (1833). "An Essay on the Classification of the Parasitic Hymenoptera of Britain Which Correspond with the Ichneumones Minuti of Linnaeus" (PDF). Entomological Magazine. 1: 259-276 [271]. ISSN 1359-1916. Wikidata Q4750284.
  3. ^ a b "Telenomus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.