Gasteruptiidae

Gasteruption Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution	Worldwide, but more species present in tropical than in temperate areas.
Biology	Predators of bee and wasp eggs and larvae.
Reference	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.
Credits	Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums). Photograph of living specimen © Vida van der Walt (Pretoria).