| Lysiphlebus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidiinae |
| Genus: | Lysiphlebus Förster, 1862 |
Lysiphlebus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Braconidae.[1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:[1]
- Lysiphlebus alpinus Stary, 1971
- Lysiphlebus balcanicus Stary, 1998
- Lysiphlebus confusus Tremblay & Eady, 1978
Asexual females of the species Lysiphlebus fabarum are able to reproduce by a parthenogenetic mechanism, i.e. thelytoky, that involves automixis with central fusion.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Lysiphlebus Förster, 1862". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ Belshaw R, Quicke DL. The cytogenetics of thelytoky in a predominantly asexual parasitoid wasp with covert sex. Genome. 2003 Feb;46(1):170-3. doi: 10.1139/g02-112. PMID: 12669810
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