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Subfamily Telenominae

Telenomus sp. Ovipositing on Green Lacewing Egg - Telenomus - female

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 Platygastroidea

Family Scelionidae

Subfamily Telenominae

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Formerly in Scelionidae.

Numbers

Nearctica lists 73 species in genus Telenomus

Remarks

Some are used as biological controls of pests.

About 800 species have been described; probably this represents half of the total number.

Internet References

Biocontrol News and Information. Biology, ecology and use in pest management of Telenomus remus.

Science Direct.

Ohio State University

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 16 August, 2009 - 12:41am
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 16 December, 2011 - 11:29pm

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