Enoggera (wasp) explained

Enoggera is a genus of wasp in the Pteromalidae family.^[1] It is native to Australia and has five known species. It was introduced to South Africa to serve as biological pest-control against the Eucalyptus destroying beetle, Trachymela tincticollis.^[2]

Taxonomy

Enoggera contains the following species:

• Enoggera nassaui
• Enoggera reticulata

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1991.tb02184.x . Revision of the Australian Genus Enoggera Girault (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Asaphinae) . 1991 . Naumann . I. D. . Australian Journal of Entomology . 30 . 1–17 . free .
2. Web site: Biological control of the Eucalyptus-defoliating Australian tortoise beetle Trachymela tincticollis (Blackburn) (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelini: Paropsina) in South Africa by the egg parasitoid Enoggera reticulata Naumann (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Asaphinae).