Aphelinus mali

(Haldeman, 1851) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Aphelinidae/Aphelinus

At a glance

Occurrence records101

Data sources9

Biological traits0

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections1

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Aphelinus mali's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility101 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF101 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 10

01Narrative

Aphelinus mali is a parasitoid wasp that exploits the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum), a pest of apple trees.Abstract It is native to the northeastern United States but has been introduced to other parts of the world as a biological pest control agent.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aphelinus mali has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes2

eDNA detections1

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-3P★COI-5P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Aphelinus mali carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 10 n = 5

Chromosome records10–102n range10median10mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 103×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · invert

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · invert — Gokhman, V. E., & Quicke, D. L. (1995). The last twenty years of parasitic Hymenoptera karyology: an update and phylogenetic implications. J. Hym. Res, 4, 41-63. ↗

2n 51×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type101 records

Wild obs. + sensor11

Museum / vouchered90

Origin

Introduced15

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO252 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 6

6 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor11

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy8% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 31>10 km 3

37 georeferenced · 53 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence90

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Ciudad de México, MX	16
MWLRlocation not on record	15
WIlocation not on record	12
Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institutelocation not on record	9
DPIlocation not on record	9
New Zealand Arthropod Collectionlocation not on record	8
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciencelocation not on record	1
CUlocation not on record	1
Museums Victorialocation not on record	1
Helsinki, FI	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Eszterhazy Karoly University of Applied Scienceslocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 75 of 90 vouchered records shown · 15 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Aphelinus mali was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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