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Aphelinidae

Aphelinid wasps of Africa and Madagascar 

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea)

Classification

Aphelininae
  Azotinae
  Coccophaginae
  Eretmocerinae
  Eriaporinae
Distribution Worldwide.
Biology Parasitoids of Hemiptera (Coccidae, Aleyrodidae, Aphidae), or egg parasitoids or hyperparasitoids of Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, and Diptera.

References

Gibson A.P. 1993. Superfamilies Mymarommatoidea and Chalcidoidea (pp. 570-655). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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