Anaphes nitens

(Anaphes nitens)

Description

Anaphes nitens is a species of fairyfly, a chalcid wasp in the family Mymaridae. Native to Australia, it is an egg parasitoid of the gum tree snout beetle (Gonipterus scutellatus), a pest of Eucalyptus trees, and has been used in biological pest control of that species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Mymaridae
Genus:Anaphes
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