Perilitus brevicollis

Perilitus brevicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Euphorinae
Genus: Perilitus
Species: P. brevicollis
Binomial name
Perilitus brevicollis
(Haliday, 1835)

Perilitus brevicollis is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae.[1] The host of this wasp is the blue willow beetle (Phratora vulgatissima), which is a pest in Europe.[2]

References

  1. K.O. Baffoe; P. Dalin; G. Nordlander; J.A. Stenberg (2012). "PImportance of temperature for the performance and biocontrol efficiency of the parasitoid Perilitus brevicollis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Salix". Biological Control. 57: 611–618. doi:10.1007/s10526-012-9443-5.
  2. J.A. Stenberg (2012). "Plant-mediated effects of different Salix species on the performance of the braconid parasitoid Perilitus brevicollis". Biological Control. 60: 54–58. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.09.004.
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