Aroplectrus

Aroplectrus
Aroplectrus flavescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Subfamily: Eulophinae
Genus: Aroplectrus
Lin, 1963
Type species
Aroplectrus dimerus
Lin, 1963
Species

Aroplectrus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. It was described by Lin in 1963. It uses Lepidopteran species as its hosts.

Etymology

The genus name derives aro from the four areolae located on its propodeum.

Distribution

Species are found in India, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Philippines, and Taiwan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Narendran, T. C. (February 2011). Eulophinae (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae) (PDF). Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-81-8171-283-7.
  2. ↑ "Aroplectrus Lin, 1963". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 29 October 2026.