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Genus of wasps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telenomus is a genus of parasitoid wasps from the subfamily Telenominae.[1] The genus was first described by Alexander Henry Haliday in 1833.[1][2] Species in this genus parasitise the eggs or immature stages of other insects.[3]
| Telenomus | |
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| Telenomus sp. emerging from eggs of Heteroptera, probably Liorhyssus hyalinus (Rhopalidae), laid on Lactuca serriola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scelionidae |
| Subfamily: | Telenominae |
| Genus: | Telenomus Haliday, 1833 |
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Known hosts include: Agrius convolvuli, Amsacta moorei, Bagrada hilaris, Chilo auricilius, Cricula trifenestrata, Eudocima fullonia, Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa punctigera, Helopeltis antonii, Helopeltis theivora, Leptocybe invasa, Orgyia postica, Piezodorus hybneri, and Sahlbergella singularis. [3]
This list is incomplete: See List of Telenomus species.
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