Tetrastichus

Tetrastichus
Tetrastichus planipennisi
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Species

450+ species

Synonyms
  • Ceratoneuronomyia Girault, 1913
  • Ennetoma Dahlbom, 1857
  • Lygellus Giard, 1896
  • Neotetrastichus Perkins, 1912
  • Neparaprostocetus Mani, 1939
  • Pseudomphaloides Girault, 1915
  • Redinia Girault, 1936
  • Solenoderus Motschulsky, 1863

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.