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Sclerogibbidae

Sclerogibbid wasps of Africa and Madagascar

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

Classification

 

Caenosclerogibba Yasumatsu, 1958

Probethylus Ashmead, 1902

Sclerogibba Riggio & Stefani-Perez, 1888

Distribution

Worldwide in warmer areas.

Diversity

14 African species in 3 genera.

Biology

Ectoparasitoids of Embiidina (Embioptera) nymphs. Pupatation takes place in the host web

References

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.

Olmi M., 2005. A revision of the world Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula entomologica, N.S., XXVI-XXVII (XXXIX-XL): 46-193.

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