| 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 | |
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Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (Froggatt, 1892) |
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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.