Tetramesa

TaxID: 246469

Basic Information

Tetramesa

Jointworms

Tetramesa is a genus of phytophagous wasps. The genus has over 200 described species , and recently the genera Aiolomorphus and Cathilaria have also been synonymized within Tetramesa in light of phylogenomic evidence. They are generally species-specific gall inducers and can be used as biological control for invasive grasses. Adults feed on nectar.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hymenoptera

Eurytomidae

Tetramesa

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Miks Rieksts-Hofmanis@BY-NC
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(c) Miks Rieksts-Hofmanis@BY-NC
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(c) Miks Rieksts-Hofmanis@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Metasoma longer than the combined length of head plus mesosoma (75:65). Mid tibial spur relatively long, longer than half length of basitarsus.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
Citation:

Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature