Meteorus leviventris

Meteorus leviventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Subfamily:	Meteorinae
Genus:	Meteorus
Species:	M. leviventris
Binomial name
	Meteorus leviventris;

Meteorus leviventris is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae which attacks significant crop pests including the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon.[1][2] The wasps have been shown to be easily collected through the use of traps baited with mustard oils.[3] They have been shown to carry Rioviridae RNA viruses, one of only a few parasitoids to carry them.[4]

References

Quicke, Donald (22 December 2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics. Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781118907054.
Renault, Sylvaine (2012). "RNA Viruses in Parasitoid Wasps". Parasitoid Viruses Symbionts and Pathogens.
Pivnick, Kenneth (September 1993). "Response of Meteorus leviventris, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to mustard oils in field trapping experiments". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19 (9): 2075–2079. doi:10.1007/bf00983809. PMID 24249381.
Beckage, Nancy (2011). Parasitoid Viruses: Symbionts and Pathogens. p. 194.

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[1] Quicke, Donald (22 December 2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics. Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781118907054.

[2] Renault, Sylvaine (2012). "RNA Viruses in Parasitoid Wasps". Parasitoid Viruses Symbionts and Pathogens.

[3] Pivnick, Kenneth (September 1993). "Response of Meteorus leviventris, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to mustard oils in field trapping experiments". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19 (9): 2075–2079. doi:10.1007/bf00983809. PMID 24249381.

[4] Beckage, Nancy (2011). Parasitoid Viruses: Symbionts and Pathogens. p. 194.