Anastatus japonicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Eupelmidae |
Genus: | Anastatus |
Species: | A. japonicus
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Binomial name | |
Anastatus japonicus Ashmead, 1904
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Anastatus japonicus is a species of parasitic wasp in the family Eupelmidae. It is an egg parasitoid and will parasitize various forestry and agricultural pests such as the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). The species is widespread and can be found in most countries north of the Equator.[1]