Quadrastichus mendeli Kim & La Salle

 

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae

Year of introduction

2009-10

Source

Israel

Host insect

Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle

Present status

Established in Bangalore and nearby areas in Karnataka. Released in Orissa.

Reference

Kim, I.K., Mendel, Z., Protasov, A., Blumberg, D. and La Salle, J. 2008. Taxonomy, biology, and efficacy of two Australian parasitoids of the eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae). Zootaxa, 1910: 1-20.