Synopeas myles
| Synopeas myles | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Platygastridae |
| Genus: | Synopeas |
| Species: | S. myles
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| Binomial name | |
| Synopeas myles (Walker, 1836)
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Synopeas myles is a platygastrid parasitoid of Contarinia nasturtii, that, like its host, is native to Europe.[1] It has been considered as a potential biological pest control in North America, where C. nasturtii is invasive.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Abram, P. K.; Haye, T.; Mason, P. G.; Cappuccino, N.; Boivin, G.; Kuhlmann, U. (December 2012). "Biology of Synopeas myles, a parasitoid of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, in Europe". BioControl. 57 (6): 789–800. Bibcode:2012BioCo..57..789A. doi:10.1007/s10526-012-9459-x. S2CID 254289605.
- ^ Paul Abram. The parasitoid complex associated with the invasive swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Europe: prospects for classical biological control in North America (Thesis).
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