Ganaspis

Ganaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Figitidae
Subfamily:	Eucoilinae
Genus:	Ganaspis; Förster, 1869

Ganaspis is a genus of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Figitidae. They are parasitoids of Drosophila species, with Ganaspis brasiliensis and Ganaspis kimorum in particular gaining attention for their potential biological control of Drosophila suzukii. Other known hosts of the G. brasiliensis species complex include Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans.

There are 49 nominal species, of which 17 belong in other genera and await new combinations, while 8 are nomina inquirenda, leaving 24 described species. Selected Ganaspis species include:

Ganaspis assimilis Belizin, 1966
Ganaspis brasiliensis Ihering, 1905 (pan-tropical)
Ganaspis dubia Masner, 1958
Ganaspis hofferi Masner, 1958
Ganaspis kimorum Buffington et al., 2024 (temperate), permitted for release in the United States for biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii
Ganaspis lupini Buffington et al., 2024 (temperate)
Ganaspis mahensis Kieffer, 1911 (Seychelles)
Ganaspis mundata Förster, 1869
Ganaspis pelleranoi Brèthes, 1924
Ganaspis ruandana Benoit, 1956 (Rwanda)
Ganaspis seticornis Hellén, 1960
Ganaspis xanthopoda Ashmead, 1896 (worldwide)

References

↑ Stahl, JM; Wang, X; Abram, PK; Biondi, A; Buffington, ML; Hoelmer, KA; Kenis, M; Lisi, F; Rossi-Stacconi, MV; Seehausen, ML; Vossen, A; Wong, WHL; Daane, KM (2024). "Ganaspis kimorum (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), a promising parasitoid for biological control of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)". Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 15 (1): 44. doi:10.1093/jipm/pmae036. hdl:10449/90319.
1 2 3 Sosa-Calvo, J; Forshage, M; Buffington, ML (29 May 2024). "Circumscription of the Ganaspis brasiliensis (Ihering, 1905) species complex (Hymenoptera, Figitidae), and the description of two new species parasitizing the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, 1931 (Diptera, Drosophilidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 97: 441–470. doi:10.3897/jhr.97.118567.

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[1] Stahl, JM; Wang, X; Abram, PK; Biondi, A; Buffington, ML; Hoelmer, KA; Kenis, M; Lisi, F; Rossi-Stacconi, MV; Seehausen, ML; Vossen, A; Wong, WHL; Daane, KM (2024). "Ganaspis kimorum (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), a promising parasitoid for biological control of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)". Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 15 (1): 44. doi:10.1093/jipm/pmae036. hdl:10449/90319.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 Sosa-Calvo, J; Forshage, M; Buffington, ML (29 May 2024). "Circumscription of the Ganaspis brasiliensis (Ihering, 1905) species complex (Hymenoptera, Figitidae), and the description of two new species parasitizing the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, 1931 (Diptera, Drosophilidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 97: 441–470. doi:10.3897/jhr.97.118567.