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Coccophagus acanthosceles

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Apocrita

Scientific name
  
Coccophagus acanthosceles

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hymenoptera

Superfamily
  
Chalcidoidea

Rank
  
Species

Coccophagus acanthosceles is a species of chalcid wasp belonging to the family Aphelinidae. It is found in southern Asia.

It is a primary parasitoid on scale insects of the family Coccidae including Saissetia formicarii and members of the genus Lecanium.

References

Coccophagus acanthosceles Wikipedia