''Aphelinus'' is a genus of

parasitoid In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...

wasps. Several species in the genus (including ''A. albipodus'', '' A. asychis'' and ''A. varipes'') parasitize agricultural pests, such as the

soybean aphid The soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') is an insect Pest (organism), pest of soybean (''Glycine max'') that is exotic species, exotic to North America. The soybean aphid is native to Asia. It has been described as a common pest (organism), pest o ...

(''Aphis glycines'') or the

Russian wheat aphid The Russian wheat aphid (''Diuraphis noxia'') is an aphid that can cause significant losses in cereal crops. The species was introduced to the United States in 1986 and is considered an invasive species there. This aphid is pale green and up to 2 ...

(''Diuraphis noxia''). About 100 species have been described.Universal Chalcidoidea Database
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Partial species list

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Aphelinus abdominalis ''Aphelinus abdominalis'' is a parasitoid wasp and biocontrol agent used to control several aphid species that are pests of agricultural crops, including the potato aphid ''Macrosiphum euphorbiae ''Macrosiphum euphorbiae'', the potato aphid, ...

'' Dalman *''

Aphelinus albipodus ''Aphelinus'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps. Several species in the genus (including ''A. albipodus'', ''Aphelinus asychis, A. asychis'' and ''A. varipes'') parasitize agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') or the Rus ...

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Aphelinus asychis ''Aphelinus asychis'' is a parasitoid wasp native to Eurasia that was introduced to North America to control the Russian wheat aphid. It has six different aphid hosts, including ''Acyrthosiphon pisum ''Acyrthosiphon pisum'', commonly known as ...

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Aphelinus certus ''Aphelinus certus'' is a parasitoid wasp native to Asia. It parasitizes the soybean aphid The soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') is an insect Pest (organism), pest of soybean (''Glycine max'') that is exotic species, exotic to North America. ...

'' Yasnosh *''Aphelinus chaonia'' Walker *''Aphelinus flaviventris'' Kurdjumov *''Aphelinus humilis'' Mercet *''Aphelinus lapisligni'' Howard *''Aphelinus mali'' (Haldeman) *''Aphelinus semiflavus'' Howard *''Aphelinus thomsoni'' Graham *''Aphelinus varipes'' (Foerster)

References

Aphelinidae Hymenoptera genera {{Chalcidoidea-stub