Leprosa milga
Leprosa milga is a species of Afrotropical chalcid wasp in a monotypic genus from the family Eulophidae. It is a species of gall wasp which induces the production of galls on the seed pods of species in the genus Eucalyptus.[1] It probably originated in Australia but has been recorded from South Africa and Italy.[2]
| Leprosa milga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eulophidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetrastichinae |
| Genus: | Leprosa |
| Species: | L. milga |
| Binomial name | |
| Leprosa milga Kim and La Salle, 2008 | |
References
- John Noyes. "Synonymic list Leprosa milga Kim and La Salle, 2008". Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- Il-Kwon Kim; John La Salle (2008). "A new genus and species of Tetrastichinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) inducing galls in seed capsules of Eucalyptus". Zootaxa. 1745: 63–68.
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