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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Chalcidid Wasps (Chalcididae) » Brachymeriinae » Brachymeria

Genus Brachymeria

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Remarks · Works Cited
Black and white Chalcid Wasp - Brachymeria ovata Little wasp after a rain storm - Brachymeria podagrica Wasp parasite of Monarch pupae - Brachymeria ovata Wasp parasite of Monarch pupae - Brachymeria ovata Brachymeria podagrica Brachymeria podagrica Larger Sea Buckthorn Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica Larger Sea Buckthorn Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica
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 Chalcidoidea (Chalcidoid Wasps)
Family Chalcididae (Chalcidid Wasps)
Subfamily Brachymeriinae
Genus Brachymeria
Explanation of Names
Brachymeria Westwood 1829
Numbers
26 spp. in our area listed by Nearctica(1), 29 spp. listed by UCD*; >300 spp. worldwide(2)
*Of these 2 listings: 19 spp. are included in both, 7 spp. are only in Nearctica, and 10 spp. are only in UCD.
Identification
Two examples of distinguishing characters include a relatively flat frons (not rounded anteriorly) and antennae insertion at or dorsal to the ventral margin of the compound eyes.(3)
Remarks
This genus includes the most abundant and widely distributed chalcidid wasps; most species in our area are parasitoids of Lepidoptera.(3) Brachymeria have been used for biocontrol as natural enemies of agricultural pests.
Works Cited
1.Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Poole, Robert W. Nearctica.com, Inc.
2.Universal Chalcidoidea Database
3.A revision of the genus Brachymeria (Westwood) in America north of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)
B. D. Burks. 1960. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 86(3): 225-273.
Contributed by tom murray on 19 November, 2005 - 11:19am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, PaleoJon, bdagley
Last updated 18 October, 2022 - 9:41pm

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