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Ganaspis
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Ganaspis

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.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ganaspis brasiliensis

speciesGanaspis brasiliensis

Ganaspis kimorum

speciesGanaspis kimorum

Ganaspis xanthopoda

speciesGanaspis xanthopoda

Ganaspis lupini

speciesGanaspis lupini

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 449236.