Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae | |
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Young galls of T. acaciaelongifoliae, still showing abortive flower rudiments. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
Family: | Pteromalidae |
Subfamily: | Ormocerinae |
Genus: | Trichilogaster |
Species: | T. acaciaelongifoliae |
Binomial name | |
Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (Froggatt, 1892) |
Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae is a species of Australian chalcid wasps that parasitises, among others, Acacia longifolia (long-leaved wattle, or Sydney golden wattle), which has become an invasive pest in several countries. T. acaciaelongifoliae has been introduced into South Africa as a generally successful biological control agent of A. longifolia.