Catolaccus Explained

Catolaccus is a parasitic wasp genus in the family Pteromalidae. Catolaccus grandis has been used by cotton farmers in Texas to combat crop damage from the boll weevil.^[1]

Species

• Catolaccus aeneoviridis (Girault, 1911)
• Catolaccus ater (Ratzeburg, 1852)
• Catolaccus coleophorae Dzhanokmen, 1990
• Catolaccus crassiceps (Masi 1911)
• Catolaccus cyaneus Girault, 1911
• Catolaccus cyanoideus Burks, 1954
• Catolaccus endonis Ishii, 1940
• Catolaccus fragariae Rohwer, 1934
• Catolaccus grandis (Burks 1954)
• Catolaccus helice (Walker, 1843)
• Catolaccus kansensis (Girault, 1917)
• Catolaccus kumatshjovi Dzhanokmen, 1980
• Catolaccus pallipes Ashmead, 1894
• Catolaccus tepicensis Ashmead, 1895
• Catolaccus victoria Burks, 1954

Notes and References

1. News: Texas Boll Weevils Beware: A New Parasite Is in Town. Bryce. Robert. February 7, 1996. The Christian Science Monitor. March 12, 2016.