Leprosa milga explained

Leprosa milga is a species of Afrotropical wasp in the family Eulophidae, the only member of the genus Leprosa. It is a 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Synonymic list Leprosa milga Kim and La Salle, 2008 . 2 July 2017 . . . Universal Chalcidoidea Database.
  2. 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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