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Distribution |
Worldwide |
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Biology |
Parasitoids or hyperparasitoids of other insects
(Diptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Mecoptera and
Thysanoptera) |
Diversity
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Worldwide: 639 species
in 27 genera.
Afrotropical region:
49 species in 6 genera. |
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References |
Johnson, N.F. & Musetti, L. 2004. Catalog of systematic literature of
the superfamily Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera). Contributions of the
American Entomological Institute 33: 1-149.
Masner,
L. 1993. Superfamily Ceraphronoidea (pp.
566-569). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World:
an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture
Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp. |
Credits
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Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums)
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