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Genus Heterospilus

Goldenrod gall residents (goldenrod fauna) - Heterospilus eurostae - male

lateral view of ant mimic - Heterospilus - 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 Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)

Family Braconidae (Braconid Wasps)

Subfamily Doryctinae

Genus Heterospilus

Explanation of Names

Author: Haliday.

Numbers

31 spp. north of Mexico.(1)

Remarks

"A predominately Western Hemisphere genus with a large number of species, most of which are undescribed. Most species, where records are available, are parasites of coleopterous larvae, but a few species attack lepidopterous larvae, and one Holarctic species is a parasite of sawfly larvae." Discover Life.

Internet References

Discover Life.

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

Contributed by v belov on 9 December, 2009 - 2:46pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 December, 2009 - 4:44pm

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