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Description: “Aphelinidae”

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Title: Aphelinidae

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date: 2014-07-08


Aphelinidae

A medium-sized family of about 1,000 species of small chalcidoid Hymenoptera that parasitize the Aphidoidea, Coccoidea and Aleyrodidae. Species in the genera Aphytis, Coccophagus, Encarsia and

Eremotcerus contain effective natural enemies of many pests.

Reference

Rivnay, T. and Gerling, D. 1987. Aphelinidae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chlcidoidea) of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Israel with desriptios of three new species. Entomophaga 32: 463-475.

Website: https://www.google.co.il/search?q=aphelinidae&biw=1280&bih=687&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CBoQsARqFQoTCJifs_z--MgCFcq2FAodqjsNlQ

http://www.waspweb.org/Chalcidoidea/Aphelinidae/Classification/