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Genus Heimbra

Representative Images

Utah Wasp - Heimbra opaca Utah Wasp - Heimbra opaca Small black punctated wasp or bee - Heimbra Small black punctated wasp or bee - Heimbra

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 Eurytomidae
Subfamily Heimbrinae
Genus Heimbra

Explanation of Names

Heimbra Cameron 1909

Numbers

a single species in our area, 6 spp. total(1)

Range

neotropical group (mostly S. American) with one sp. ranging into sw. US(1)

Remarks

our only representative of the neotropical subfam. Heimbrinae (8 spp. in 2 genera total)(1)

Works Cited

1.Universal Chalcidoidea Database
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 18 May, 2012 - 12:50am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 13 February, 2013 - 11:04am

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