Pnigalio mediterraneus
Pnigalio mediterraneus is a species of insect in the family Eulophidae. It is a parasitoid of the olive fruit fly and the horse-chestnut leaf miner.[1][2]
| Pnigalio mediterraneus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eulophidae |
| Genus: | Pnigalio |
| Species: | P. mediterraneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pnigalio mediterraneus Ferrière & Delucchi, 1957 | |
Some works have considered this species to be a synonym of P. agraules, however molecular and morphological characterization has been used to demonstrate that they are distinct but closely related.[3]
References
- Gebiola, M.; Lopez-Vaamonde, C.; Nappo, A. G.; Bernardo, U. (April 1, 2014). "Did the parasitoid Pnigalio mediterraneus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) track the invasion of the horse chestnut leafminer?". Biological Invasions. 16 (4): 843–857. doi:10.1007/s10530-013-0542-8 – via Springer Link.
- "Pnigalio mediterraneus Ferriere & Delucchi 1957". www.gbif.org.
- Gebiola, M.; Bernardo, U.; Monti, M. M.; Navone, P.; Viggiani, G. (2009). "Pnigalio agraules (Walker) and Pnigalio mediterraneus Ferrière and Delucchi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): two closely related valid species". Journal of Natural History. 43 (39–40): 2465–2480. doi:10.1080/00222930903105088. ISSN 0022-2933.
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