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Distribution |
Worldwide. |
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Biology |
External or internal parasitoids of a wide range of
insect orders, but mainly Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and
Diptera. A few species are phytophagous, and some are predators of
gall-mites or nematodes. |
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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
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Photographs
© Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).
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