Aphelinus
noun
Aph·e·li·nus
ˌafəˈlīnəs,
-ēn-
: a genus of hymenopterous flies that is the type of the family Aphelinidae and that includes a species (A. mali) important in the biological control of the woolly apple aphid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek aphelēs smooth (from a- a- entry 2 + -phelēs, from phelleus stony ground) + Latin -inus -ine; probably akin to Latin follis bellows