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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Cynipoidea » Figitidae » Anacharitinae

Subfamily Anacharitinae

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited
Alaskan Anacharitinae - male wasp Hymenopteran Figitidae - Anacharitinae Cynipoid with red rings on abdomen Figitidae - Anacharitinae Cynipoidea; Figitidae; Anacharitinae; Anacharis - Anacharis Figitidae - Anacharatinae
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 Cynipoidea
Family Figitidae
Subfamily Anacharitinae
Numbers
10 genera world wide(1)
Size
2-4 mm
Identification
wing venation(2)
metasomal petiole longer than wide
head wider than mesosoma
head behind eyes with a strong ridge
Range
Cosmopolitan
Food
Larvae feed on larvae of brown (Hemerobiidae) and green (Chrysopidae) lacewings.
Life Cycle
Larvae are koinobiont endoparasitoids.
Print References
Hanson, P.E. and I.D. Gould, eds. 1995. The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0-19-854905-9 (3)
Works Cited
1.Dicky Sick Ki Yu (1997-2015) Home of Ichneumonoidea (Taxapad)
2.Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families
Goulet H., Huber J., eds. 1993. Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E. 668 pp.
3.The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica
Paul E. Hanson and Ian D. Gauld, editors. 1995. Oxford University Press.
Contributed by Joe on 27 August, 2016 - 1:09am
Last updated 8 September, 2016 - 12:17am

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