''Catolaccus'' is a parasitic wasp genus in the family

Pteromalidae The Pteromalidae are a large family of wasps, the majority being parasitoids of other insects. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and many are important as biological control agents. The oldest known fossil is known fr ...

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Catolaccus grandis ''Catolaccus grandis'' is a parasitic wasp native to southeastern Mexico. It was introduced to the United States in the 1970s. Its natural hosts are the boll weevil (''Anthonomus grandis'') and the closely related '' Anthonomus hunteri''. Its p ...

'' has been used by cotton farmers in Texas to combat crop damage from the boll weevil.

Species

* '' Catolaccus aeneoviridis'' (Girault, 1911) * '' Catolaccus ater'' (Ratzeburg, 1852) * '' Catolaccus coleophorae'' Dzhanokmen, 1990 * '' Catolaccus crassiceps'' (Masi 1911) * '' Catolaccus cyaneus'' Girault, 1911 * '' Catolaccus cyanoideus'' Burks, 1954 * '' Catolaccus endonis'' Ishii, 1940 * '' Catolaccus fragariae'' Rohwer, 1934 * ''

'' (Burks 1954) * '' Catolaccus helice'' (Walker, 1843) * '' Catolaccus kansensis'' (Girault, 1917) * '' Catolaccus kumatshjovi'' Dzhanokmen, 1980 * '' Catolaccus pallipes'' Ashmead, 1894 * '' Catolaccus tepicensis'' Ashmead, 1895 * '' Catolaccus victoria'' Burks, 1954

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Pteromalidae Hymenoptera genera {{chalcidoidea-stub