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Dryinidae

Dryinid wasps of Africa and Madagascar

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

Classification

Anteoninae

 

Aphelopinae

  Apoaphelopinae
Apodryininae
 

Bocchinae

 

Conganteoninae

Dryininae

Gonatopodinae

 

Thaumatodryininae

Distribution Worldwide.
Biology Parasitoids of homopteran nymphs and adults (Cicadellidae, Delphacidae and Flatidae most commonly parasitized out of a total of 12 families). Adult female dryinids usually have a chelate foretarsus for grasping the host bug during oviposition. The Dryinid larva initially develops inside the host, but then extrudes in a characteristic sac that bulges out of the host's abdomen. Pupation occurs on the host food plant or in the soil.
Diversity 1100 species.

References

Azevedo C.O., Madl. M. & Olmi, M. 2010. A Catalogue of the Bethylidae, Chrysididae, Dryinidae, Embolemidae, Sclerogibbidae and Scolebythidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of the Malagasy Subregion. Linzer Biologische Beitrage 42(2): 845-918.

Benoit, P.L.G. 1950. Nouveaux Dryinidae du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 43 (3): 222-227.

Benoit, P.L.G. 1951. Nouveaux Dryinidae (Hym.-Acul.) éthiopiens. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 44 (2): 157-164.

Benoit, P.L.G. 1951. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G.F. de Witte (1933-1935). Fasc. 73. Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Aculeara), Evaniidae (Hymenoptera Terebrantia). Hayez, Bruxelles, 26 pp.

Benoit, P.G.L. 1953. Nouveaux Dryinidae (Hym.) du continent africain. Ann. Mus. Civ. St. Nat. Genova 64: 298-302.

Benoit, P.L.G. 1954. Monographie des Dryinidae malgaches (Hym.-Acul.). Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifiques de Madagascar, Série E 4: 383-430.
Benoit, P.L.G. 1963.
Le genre Pseudogonatopus à Madagascar (Hym.-Dryinidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 70 (3): 337-342.
Ceballos, G. 1936. Estudios sobre Anteoninae de Madagascar (Hym. Bethyl.). EOS 12: 43-64.

Finnamore, A.T. & Brothers, D.J. 1993. Superfamily Chrysidoidea (pp. 130-160). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Guglielmino, A. & Olmi, M. 1997. A host-parasite catalog of world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). Contributions on Entomology, International 2 (2): 165–298.

Guglielmino, A. & Olmi, M. 2006. A host-parasite catalog of world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea): first supplement. Zootaxa 1139: 35–62.

Guglielmino, A. & Olmi, M. 2007. A host-parasite catalog of world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea): second supplement. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Ser. II 39 (2): 121–129.

Jurie, L. 1807. Nouvelle méthode de classer les Hyménoptères et les Diptéres 1. Hymènoptères, Genèva.

Kieffer, J.J. 1912. Hymenoptera Proctotrupoidea. In Percy Sladen Trust Expedition,  Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15: 45-80.

Latreille, P.A. 1809. Genera crusrataceorum et insectorum secundum oridem naturalem in familias disposita 4. Parisiis et Argentotorati.

Olmi, M. 1984. A Revision of The Dryinidae (Hymenoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 37: 1-947.

Olmi, M. 1987. Descrizone di nuove specie di Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie 2, 19: 31-70.

Olmi, M. 1987. New species of Dryinidae, with description of a new subfamily from Florida and a new species from Dominica amber (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea). Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Torino 5 (1): 211-238.

Olmi, M. 1987. New Species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Fragmenta Entomologica, 19: 371-456.

Olmi, M. 1989. New Dryinidae from Africa and Asia (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Oriental Insects, Vol, 23: 157-162.

Olmi, M. 1989. Supplement to the Revision of the World Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, Nuova Serie, vol. 12: 109-395.

Olmi, M. 1991. Supplement to the revision of the world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, nuova serie 12: 109-395.
Olmi, M. 1992.
Contribution to the knowledge of the Gonatopodinae (Hymenoptera Dryinidae). Bollettino dell'Istituto di Entomologia "Guido Grandi" della Università degli Studi di Bologna 46: 109-122.
Olmi, M. 1993.
Descriptions of new taxa of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera (Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, nuova serie 15: 19-62.

Olmi, M. 1993. A new generic classification for Thaumatodryininae, Dryininae and Gonatopodinae, with description of new species (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie 2, 25 (1): 57-89.

Olmi, M. 1994.Taxonomic studies on the Dryinidae of Mozambique (Hymenoptera: Chrysidioidea). Oriental Insects 28: 67-80.

Olmi, M. 1994. New Species of Dryinidae from Madagascar (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, 17: 1-12.

Olmi, M. 1995. Description De Trois Nouvelles Espéces De Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Revue fr. Ent., Nouvelle Série, 17: 133-136.

Olmi, M. 1996. Systematics of the genera Echthrodelphax and Mercetia (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 17: 179-182.

Olmi, M. 1998. A Contribution to The Knowledge of The Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Lambillionae, 48: 49-59.

Olmi, M. 1998. New Embolemidae and Dryinidae (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, nouva serie 20: 30-118.
Olmi, M. 1998.
A contribution to the knowledge of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) and Strepsiptera of Mozambique. Oriental Insects 32: 59-78.

Olmi, M. 2002. Description of two new species of Dryinidae from Botswana: Bocchus martellii and Gonatopus martellii (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Boll. Zool. Agr. Bachic. (Ser. II) 34 (3), 273-280.

Olmi, M. 2003 (2001). A Contribution to the Knowledge of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, Nuova Serie, vol. 24: 21-49.

Olmi, M. 2004. A contribution to the knowledge of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of northern Mozambique. Oriental Insects 38: 59-78.
Olmi, M. 2004.
New species of Dryinidae and Embolemidae from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, nuova serie 25: 86-109.

Olmi, M. 2005. A Contribution to the Knowledge of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, Vol. 141: 233-248.

Olmi, M. 2006. A catalogue of Dryinidae and Embolemidae of South Africa, with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera Chrysidodea). Frustula entomologica (2005) (N.S.) vol. 28-29 (41-42): 1-57.

Olmi, M. 2007. Apodryininae of Madagascar and South Africa (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae). Frustula Entomologica, nuova serie 30: 1-46.

Olmi, M. 2007. New species of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), with description of a new genus and a new subfamily. African Invertebrates, vol  48: 199-232.

Olmi, M. 2008. New species of Dryinidae from the Afrotropical Region (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea). Spixiana 31: 215-221.

Olmi, M. 2010. Descriptions of new species of Dryinidae and Embolemidae from Madagascar (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula Entomologica, nuova serie 31: 53-76.

Olmi, M. 2011. A contribution to the knowledge of world Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula entomologica (2009) (N.S.) XXXII (XLV): 43-76.

Olmi, M. & Copeland, R.S. 2011. A catalogue of Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae of Kenya and Burundi, with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). African Invertebrates 52: 177–206.

Olmi, M., Guglielmino, A., Natha, S.A. & Alfredo, A.A.N. 2012. A catalogue of Dryinidae of Mozambique, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). African Invertebrates 53: 715-731.

Perkins, R.C.L. 1907. Parasites of leaf-hoppers. Hawaii Sugar Plant. Assoc. Exp. Stn., Entomol., iii (11): 5-20.

Turner, R. E. 1928. New Hymenoptera of the Family Bethylidae. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 10, Vol. 1: 129-152.

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