Aphelinus asychis

Aphelinus asychis is a parasitoid wasp native to Eurasia that was introduced to North America to control the Russian wheat aphid.^[1] It has six different aphid hosts, including Acyrthosiphon pisum.^[2]

Aphelinus asychis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Aphelinidae
Genus:	Aphelinus
Species:	A. asychis
Binomial name
Aphelinus asychis Walker, 1839

Recent work shows that the species as currently described does not form a monophyletic group and its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationship should be re-examined.^[3]