Tamarixia Explained

Tamarixia is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae, they are parasitoids of Jumping plant lice or psyllids of the superfamily Psylloidea, although some species will parasitise aphids. Most species appear to be ectoparasitoids but at least one species has been recorded as an endoparasitoid.

Species

Tamarixia contains the following species:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Zuparko . R.L. . de Queiroz . D.L. . La Salle . J. . 2011 . Two new species of Tamarixia (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Chile and Australia, established as biological control agents of invasive psyllids (Hemiptera: Calophyidae, Triozidae). . Zootaxa . 2921 . 13–27 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2921.1.2 .