Aphelinus abdominalis

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| name = Aphelinus abdominalis

| image= Aphelinus abdominalis - MonographiaChalciditumPlateKdel.jpg

| image_caption= A Haliday: Aphelinus basalis mas Monographia Chalciditum

| taxon = Aphelinus abdominalis

| authority = (Dalman, 1820)

| synonyms = *Entedon abdominalis Dalman, 1820

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Aphelinus abdominalis is a parasitoid wasp and biocontrol agent used to control several aphid species that are pests of agricultural crops, including the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae.{{cite journal | author = Moelck, G. | author2 = Wyss, U. | year = 2001 | title = The effect of experience on the parasitization efficiency of the aphid antagonist Aphelinus abdominalis in greenhouse crops | journal = Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection |volume=108 |pages=616–625}}

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