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Genus Coptera

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily Diaprioidea
Family Diapriidae
Subfamily Diapriinae
Tribe Psilini
Genus Coptera
Explanation of Names
Coptera Say 1836
Numbers
~30 described spp. in our area, up to 150 total(1)
Range
almost worldwide, mostly tropical(1)
Habitat
various habitats, from lowlands to highlands(1)
Food
were reared from various dipterous hosts; the most frequently attacked families include Tephritidae (possible use in biocontrol)(1)
Works Cited
1.The genera of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) in the New World
Masner L., García J.L. 2002. Bull. AMNH 268: 1‒138.