Genus Goniozus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Works Cited

wasp with geometrid caterpillar - Goniozus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Chrysidoidea (Cuckoo Wasps & allies)

Family Bethylidae (Flat Wasps)

Subfamily Bethylinae

Genus Goniozus

Explanation of Names

Goniozus Förster 1856

Numbers

35 spp. in our area(1), ~170 total(2)

Size

1.5–5.0 mm(2)

Range

worldwide, more diverse in Eurasia(2)

Food

hosts: microlepidopteran larvae (Gelechiidae, Pyralidae, Tortricidae, etc.); one species recorded as parasite of Crabronidae(2)

Remarks

some spp. are used to control insects pests(2)

Works Cited

1.	Nearctic Hymenoptera other (Discover Life's IDnature guide)

2.	Review of Goniozus Förster, 1856 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) of Korea, with descriptions of two new species Lim J., Lee S. 2012. Zootaxa 3414: 43–57.

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 28 December, 2007 - 2:49am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 9 December, 2014 - 6:11pm

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