Tetramesa Explained

Tetramesa is a genus of phytophagous wasps. The genus has over 200 described species. [1] They are generally species-specific gall inducers and can be used as biological control for invasive grasses. Adults feed on nectar. [2]

Notes and References

  1. van Steenderen . Clarke J. M. . Sutton . Guy F. . Yell . Liam D. . Canavan . Kim . McConnachie . Andrew J. . Day . Michael D. . Paterson . Iain D. . Phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple new stem-boring Tetramesa taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): implications for the biological control of invasive African grasses . BioControl . 1 December 2023 . 68 . 6 . 697–708 . 10.1007/s10526-023-10231-4 . 2023BioCo..68..697V . en . 1573-8248. free .
  2. Lotfalizadeh . Hossein . Rasplus . Jean-Yves . Cristofaro . Massimo . Marini . Francesca . Tetramesa amica and its parasitoid Eurytomaamicophaga (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae): two new species associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Poaceae) . ZooKeys . 18 December 2020 . 1005 . 133–149 . 10.3897/zookeys.1005.56353 . free . 33390758 . 7762749 . 2020ZooK.1005..133L . 1313-2989.

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