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Aphelinoidea
Girault,1911
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Bloodiella
Novicky 1935
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Brachygrammatella
Girault,1915
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Chaetogramma
Doutt,1975
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Chaetostricha
Walker,1851
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Kyuwia Pinto &
George, 2004 |
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Epoligosita
Girault,1916
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Haeckeliania
Girault,1912 |
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Lathromeris
Förster,1856
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Lathromeromyia
Girault 1914
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Megaphragma Timberlake,1924
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Microcaetiscus
(Ghesquière,1946)
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Oligosita
Walker,1851
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Oligositoides
Doutt 1968
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Paracentrobia
Howard,1897
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Paratrichogramma
Girault 1912
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Trichogramma
Westwood,1833
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Trichogrammatoidea
Girault,1911
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Tumidiclava
Girault,1911
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Ufensia
Girault, 1913
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Uscana
Girault,1911
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Xiphogramma
Novicky 1940 |
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Distribution |
Worldwide. |
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Diversity |
Worldwide: 800 described species in about 84 genera.
Estimated total of 4000 species worldwide. Trichogrammatidae contain some
of the smallest insects with a total adult length ranging from a paltry
fifth of a millimeter to 1.5mm. |
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Biology |
Parasitoids of eggs of other insects (most commonly
Hemiptera, but Coleoptera and Lepidoptera eggs are also parasitized). |
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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.
Pinto, J.D. & George, J. 2004. Kyuwia, a
new genus of Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera) from Africa. Proceedings
of the Entomological Society of Washington 106: 531-539. |
Credits
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Photographs
© Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).
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