Genus Arachnophaga

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

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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 Eupelmidae

Subfamily Eupelminae

Genus Arachnophaga

Explanation of Names

Arachnophaga Ashmead 1896

Greek for 'spider eater'

Numbers

14 spp. in our area, >30 spp. total(1)

Food

hosts: spiders

Remarks

See comments here

Works Cited

1.	Universal Chalcidoidea Database

Contributed by v belov on 5 February, 2011 - 4:24pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 15 February, 2013 - 12:48pm

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