Kingdom Animalia Order Hymenoptera Superfamily Chalcidoidea Scientific name Aphytis Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Apocrita Family Aphelinidae Higher classification Aphelinidae | |
Similar Aphelinidae, Aphytis melinus, Hymenopterans, Insect, Aonidiella | ||
Aphytis is a genus of chalcid wasp in the Aphelinidae family. Members of this genus are very small averaging two to three millimetres in length and are mostly black or yellow with transparent wings. The larvae are parasitic on other insects. There are about 130 species.
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