''Telenomus'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps from the subfamily
Telenominae.
The genus was first described by
Alexander Henry Haliday
Alexander Henry Haliday (1806–1870, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday, Alexis Heinrich Haliday, or simply Haliday) was an Ireland, Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Thysanoptera, but wor ...
in 1833.
Species in this genus parasitise the eggs or immature stages of other insects.
Known hosts include: ''
Agrius convolvuli
''Agrius convolvuli'', the convolvulus hawk-moth, is a large hawk-moth. It is common throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, partly as a migrant. In New Zealand, it is also known as the kumara moth, and in the Māori language ...
'', ''
Amsacta moorei'', ''
Bagrada hilaris'', ''
Chilo auricilius'', ''
Cricula trifenestrata
''Cricula trifenestrata'', the cricula silkmoth, is a species of wild silk moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from India to the Philippines, Sulawesi, Java, and Sri Lanka.
Description
The wingspan is 65–100 mm. Adults are on ...
'', ''
Eudocima fullonia
''Eudocima phalonia'', the common fruit-piercing moth, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 ''Centuria Insectorum''. It is found in large parts of the tropics, mainly in Asi ...
'', ''
Helicoverpa armigera
''Helicoverpa armigera'' is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). The larvae ...
'', ''
Helicoverpa punctigera
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'', ''
Helopeltis antonii
''Helopeltis antonii'', also known as the tea mosquito bug, are heteropterans found within the Miridae family. They have a relatively large geographical distribution and are a known pest of many agricultural “cash” crops such as cocoa, cashew ...
'', ''
Helopeltis theivora
The genus ''Helopeltis'', also sometimes known as mosquito bugs, is a group of heteropterans in the family Miridae (capsid bugs) and tribe Dicyphini. They include pests of various crops, including cacao, cashew, cotton and tea. Now in a differen ...
'', ''
Leptocybe invasa'', ''
Orgyia postica
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'', ''
Piezodorus hybneri'', and ''
Sahlbergella singularis
''Sahlbergella'' is a genus of African bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Odoniellina).
Species are mostly distributed in Africa, where ''S. singularis'' is a major insect pest of cacao: causing damage similar to ''Distan ...
''.
Species
This list is incomplete: See
List of ''Telenomus'' species.
* ''
Telenomus acares''
Johnson, 1984
* ''
Telenomus alsophilae''
Viereck, 1924
* ''
Telenomus arzamae''
Riley, 1893
* ''
Telenomus bakeri''
Kieffer, 1906
* ''
Telenomus bifidus''
Riley, 1887
* ''
Telenomus brachialis''
Haliday, 1833
* ''
Telenomus californicus''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus catalpae''
Muesebeck, 1935
* ''
Telenomus chrysopae''
Ashmead, 1898
* ''
Telenomus clisiocampae''
Riley, 1893
* ''
Telenomus coelodasidis''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus coloradensis''
Crawford, 1910
* ''
Telenomus dalmani''
(Ratzeburg, 1844)
* ''
Telenomus dimmocki''
Ashmead, 1898
* ''
Telenomus dolichocerus''
(Ashmead, 1887)
* ''
Telenomus emersoni''
(Girault, 1916)
* ''
Telenomus fariai''
(Haliday, 1833)
* ''
Telenomus fimbriatus''
Kieffer, 1904
* ''
Telenomus flavipes''
(Ashmead, 1893)
* ''
Telenomus floridanus''
(Ashmead, 1893)
* ''
Telenomus geometrae''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus gnophaelae''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus goniopsis''
Crawford, 1913
* ''
Telenomus gossypiicola''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus gracilicornis''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus graptae''
Howard, 1889
* ''
Telenomus heliothidis''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus heracleicola''
Brues, 1906
* ''
Telenomus hubbardi''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus hullensis''
Harrington, 1899
* ''
Telenomus ichthyurae''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus infuscatipes''
(Ashmead, 1893)
* ''
Telenomus koebelei''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus lavernae''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus longicornis''
Ashmead, 1901
* ''
Telenomus maculipennis''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus minimus''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus nigriscapsus''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus noctuae''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus opacus''
(Howard, 1889)
* ''
Telenomus ovivorus''
(Ashmead, 1893)
* ''
Telenomus pamphilae''
Ashmead, 1899
* ''
Telenomus pentatomus''
Kieffer, 1906
* ''
Telenomus perplexus''
Girault, 1906
* ''
Telenomus persimilis''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus podisi''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus pusillus''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus quaintancei''
Girault, 1906
* ''
Telenomus remus''
Nixon, 1937
* ''
Telenomus reynoldsi''
Gordh and Coker, 1973
* ''
Telenomus rileyi''
Howard, 1889
* ''
Telenomus sphingis''
(Ashmead, 1887)
* ''
Telenomus spilosomatis''
Ashmead, 1893
* ''
Telenomus szelenyii''
Muesebeck, 1974
* ''
Telenomus tabanivorus''
(Ashmead, 1895)
* ''
Telenomus tetratomus''
Kieffer, 1906
* ''
Telenomus texanus''
Brues, 1902
References
Hymenoptera genera
Platygastroidea
Taxa named by Alexander Henry Haliday
Taxa described in 1833
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