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Tetrastichus | |
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Tetrastichus planipennisi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Eulophidae |
Subfamily: | Tetrastichinae |
Genus: | Tetrastichus Haliday, 1844 |
Type species | |
Tetrastichus miser, (originally designated as Cirrospilus attalus Walker, 1839) (Nees, 1834)
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Species | |
450+ species | |
Synonyms | |
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Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.
Tetrastichus planipennisi is a parasitoid of the emerald ash borer, a wood boring insect native to Asia which is an invasive species in North America. T. planipennisi is being evaluated as a biological control agent.