Anagrus

Anagrus
Anagrus subfuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mymaridae
Genus: Anagrus
Haliday, 1833
Species

>80 species

Synonyms
  • Anagrella Bakkendorf, 1962
  • Packardiella Ashmead, 1904
  • Paranagrus Perkins, 1905
  • Pteratimus Packard, 1864
  • Pteratomus Packard, 1864

Anagrus is a genus of fairyflies, in the family Mymaridae, comprising over 90 species, a number of which are employed as biocontrol agents. They come in a wide array of colors such as, brown, orange, black and pale. For classificatory purposes, the genus is divided into three subgenera Anagrella, Anagrus and Paranagrus. The adults lay eggs on the host, mainly Hemiptera, with a few using Odonata as hosts.

Species

Species accepted as of May 2025:

References

  1. 1 2 "Anagrus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Triapitsyn, S.V. (2015). "Taxonomy of the genus Anagrus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) of the world: an annotated key to the described species, discussion of the remaining problems, and a checklist". Acta Zool. Lilloana. 59 (1–2): 3–50.
  3. ↑ Sankararaman, Hariharakrishnan; Manickavasagam, Sagadai; Triapitsyn, Serguei V. (2022). "Four new species of Anagrus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from India, with a key to Indian species". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 25 (1) 101849. Bibcode:2022JAsPE..2501849S. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2021.101849.