Aerophilus
Genus of wasps
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Aerophilus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Braconidae. As members of the subfamily Agathidinae, they are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.[1] The host is attacked as an early instar, but not consumed and killed until the host is about to pupate. Nearly all species of Aerophilus have a narrow host range, attacking only one caterpillar species. However, the host range of the genus as a whole is quite broad, including many families of Lepidoptera.[2]
| Aerophilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Agathidinae |
| Tribe: | Agathidini |
| Genus: | Aerophilus Szepligeti, 1902 |
| Species | |
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Many, see text | |
Several species have been used in biological control programs, but with minimal success. Aerophilus has a world-wide distribution. Thirty-five species have been described from the United States and Canada.
Species
- Aerophilus abdominalis[3]
- Aerophilus aciculatus[4]
- Aerophilus acrobasidis[4]
- Aerophilus areolatus[5]
- Aerophilus astioles[6]
- Aerophilus arthurevansi[4]
- Aerophilus bakeri[4]
- Aerophilus barbieri[4]
- Aerophilus bicarinatum[4]
- Aerophilus bicristata[4]
- Aerophilus binominatus[4]
- Aerophilus boliviensis[4]
- Aerophilus bradzlotnicki[4]
- Aerophilus brasiliense[4]
- Aerophilus brevitarsus[4]
- Aerophilus brullei[4]
- Aerophilus buttricki[4]
- Aerophilus calcaratus[7]
- Aerophilus chapmani[7]
- Aerophilus colleenhitchcockae[4]
- Aerophilus crassicornis[4]
- Aerophilus davidsmithi[7]
- Aerophilus davidwagneri[8]
- Aerophilus difficillis[4]
- Aerophilus ebulus[6]
- Aerophilus erythrogaster[7]
- Aerophilus facetus[4]
- Aerophilus femoratus[4]
- Aerophilus flavicalcar[4]
- Aerophilus fortipes[4]
- Aerophilus fundacionbandorum[8]
- Aerophilus gregburtoni[4]
- Aerophilus hopkinsensis[7]
- Aerophilus infumatus[4]
- Aerophilus jdherndoni[7]
- Aerophilus jessicadimauroae[4]
- Aerophilus jessiehillae[4]
- Aerophilus klastos[4]
- Aerophilus kowlesae[4]
- Aerophilus lamelliger[4]
- Aerophilus leucotretae[4]
- Aerophilus lucidus[4]
- Aerophilus macadamiae[4]
- Aerophilus malus[3]
- Aerophilus melanocephalus[4]
- Aerophilus melleus[4]
- Aerophilus mingfangi[4]
- Aerophilus minys[7]
- Aerophilus nicklaphani[8]
- Aerophilus niger[4]
- Aerophilus nigripes[4]
- Aerophilus nigrobalteatus[4]
- Aerophilus ninanae[4]
- Aerophilus nucicola[4]
- Aerophilus pastranai[4]
- Aerophilus paulmarshi[5]
- Aerophilus perforator[4]
- Aerophilus persicus[9]
- Aerophilus philippinensis[4]
- Aerophilus pilosus[4]
- Aerophilus pookae[4]
- Aerophilus rayfisheri[3]
- Aerophilus rebeccashapleyae[4]
- Aerophilus reginae[4]
- Aerophilus reticulatus[4]
- Aerophilus robertcourtneyi[4]
- Aerophilus robpringlei[4]
- Aerophilus romani[4]
- Aerophilus rufipes[9]
- Aerophilus rufus[4]
- Aerophilus rugulosus[4]
- Aerophilus sandraberriosae[4]
- Aerophilus scuptilis[4]
- Aerophilus speciosicornis[4]
- Aerophilus spinulatus[4]
- Aerophilus stoelbae[7]
- Aerophilus sulcatus[4]
- Aerophilus tayrona[4]
- Aerophilus tenuiceps[4]
- Aerophilus terrymoyeri[7]
- Aerophilus tommurrayi[4]
- Aerophilus usitatus[4]
- Aerophilus vaughntani[4]
- Aerophilus wyomingensis[4]
