Tetramesa

Tetramesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Eurytomidae
Subfamily:	Eurytominae
Genus:	Tetramesa; Walker, 1848
Synonyms
	Gahaniola; Exanthosoma Girault, 1915 ; Gahaniola Erdos, 1952 ; Harmolita Motschulsky, 1863 ; Harmolyta Dalla Torre, 1898 ; Isosoma Walker, 1832 ; Isosomochares Dalla Torre, 1898 ; Isosomocharis Ashmead, 1888 ; Isthmosoma Hedicke, 1921 ; Philachyra Walker, 1871 ; Urios Girault, 1911 ; Xanthosoma Ashmead, 1888 ;

Tetramesa is a genus of phytophagous wasps. ^[1] The genus has over 200 described species ^[3], and recently the genera Aiolomorphus and Cathilaria have also been synonymized within Tetramesa in light of phylogenomic evidence. ^[4] They are generally species-specific gall inducers and can be used as biological control for invasive grasses. Adults feed on nectar. ^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Zerova, M. D.; Fursov, V. N. (1 February 2016). "A Redescription and New Data on the Distribution of Tetramesa phragmitis (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae)". Vestnik Zoologii. 50 (1): 85–88. doi:10.1515/vzoo-2016-0010.
^ "Tetramesa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ van Steenderen, Clarke J. M.; Sutton, Guy F.; Yell, Liam D.; Canavan, Kim; McConnachie, Andrew J.; Day, Michael D.; Paterson, Iain D. (1 December 2023). "Phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple new stem-boring Tetramesa taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): implications for the biological control of invasive African grasses". BioControl. 68 (6): 697–708. Bibcode:2023BioCo..68..697V. doi:10.1007/s10526-023-10231-4. ISSN 1573-8248.
^ Zhang, Y. Miles; Delvare, Gérard; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Cruaud, Astrid; Rasplus, Jean-Yves; Brady, Seán G.; Gates, Michael W. (2025). "Phasing in and out of phytophagy: Phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements". Systematic Entomology. 50 (4): 780–793. doi:10.1111/syen.12682. ISSN 1365-3113.
^ Lotfalizadeh, Hossein; Rasplus, Jean-Yves; Cristofaro, Massimo; Marini, Francesca (18 December 2020). "Tetramesa amica and its parasitoid Eurytomaamicophaga (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae): two new species associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Poaceae)". ZooKeys (1005): 133–149. Bibcode:2020ZooK.1005..133L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1005.56353. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 7762749. PMID 33390758.

[Zerova-1] Zerova, M. D.; Fursov, V. N. (1 February 2016). "A Redescription and New Data on the Distribution of Tetramesa phragmitis (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae)". Vestnik Zoologii. 50 (1): 85–88. doi:10.1515/vzoo-2016-0010.

[2] "Tetramesa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[3] van Steenderen, Clarke J. M.; Sutton, Guy F.; Yell, Liam D.; Canavan, Kim; McConnachie, Andrew J.; Day, Michael D.; Paterson, Iain D. (1 December 2023). "Phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple new stem-boring Tetramesa taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): implications for the biological control of invasive African grasses". BioControl. 68 (6): 697–708. Bibcode:2023BioCo..68..697V. doi:10.1007/s10526-023-10231-4. ISSN 1573-8248.

[4] Zhang, Y. Miles; Delvare, Gérard; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Cruaud, Astrid; Rasplus, Jean-Yves; Brady, Seán G.; Gates, Michael W. (2025). "Phasing in and out of phytophagy: Phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements". Systematic Entomology. 50 (4): 780–793. doi:10.1111/syen.12682. ISSN 1365-3113.

[5] Lotfalizadeh, Hossein; Rasplus, Jean-Yves; Cristofaro, Massimo; Marini, Francesca (18 December 2020). "Tetramesa amica and its parasitoid Eurytomaamicophaga (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae): two new species associated with medusahead, Taeniatherum caput-medusae (Poaceae)". ZooKeys (1005): 133–149. Bibcode:2020ZooK.1005..133L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1005.56353. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 7762749. PMID 33390758.

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