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Evania

Evaniidae

Ensign wasps of Africa and Madagascar

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

Classification

  Afrevania Benoit, 1953
  Brachevania Turner, 1927
  Brachygaster Leach, 1815
Evania Fabricius, 1775
  Micrevania Benoit, 1952
  Papatuka Deans, 2002
  Parevania Kieffer, 1907
  Prosevania Kieffer, 1912
  Trissevania Kieffer, 1913
Zeuxevania Kieffer, 1902
Distribution

Worldwide.

Biology Predators of cockroach eggs. Evaniids oviposit into the concealed egg cases (ootheca) and the larvae feed on the eggs and pupate inside the ootheca.

References

Mason, W.R.M. 1993. Superfamilies Evanioidea, Stephanoidea, Megalyroidea and Trigonalyoidea (pp. 510-520). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

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Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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