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Pteromalidae

(Family)

Overview

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Pteromalidae is a very large family of parasitic wasps, with some 3,450 described species in some 640 genera (the number used to be greater, but many species and genera have been reduced to synonymy in recent years). The subfamily-level divisions of the family are highly contentious and unstable, and there is no question that the family is completely artificial, composed of numerous distantly-related groups (polyphyletic). Accordingly, details of the life history range over nearly the entire range possible within the Chalcidoidea, though the majority are (as with most Chalcidoids) parasitoids of other insects. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and many are important as biological control agents.

In essence, a "Pteromalid" is any member of the Chalcidoidea that has 5-segmented tarsi and does not have the defining features of any of the remaining families with 5-segmented tarsi. There is no question that this family will be divided into several families in the near future.

Taxonomy

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The Family Pteromalidae is a member of the Superfamily Chalcidoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Pteromalidae:

The Family Pteromalidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Ablaxia

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Abomalus

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Acaenacis

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Acerocephala

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Acoelocyba

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Acroclisella

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Acroclisis

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Acroclisissa

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Acroclisoides

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Acroclypa

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Acrocormus

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Aditrochus

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Adiyodiella

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Aeschylia

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Afropsilocera

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Agamerion

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Aggelma

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Agiommatus

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Agrilocida

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Aiemea

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Allocricellius

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Alloderma

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Alloterra

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Alticornis

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Alyxiaphagus

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Amandia

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Amazonisca

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Amblyharma

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Amblypachus

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Ambogaster

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Amerostenus

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Ammeia

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Amoturella

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Amphidocius

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Andersena

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Angulifrons

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Anisopteromalus

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Ankaratrella

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Anoglyphis

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Anogmoides

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Anogmus

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Anorbanus

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Apelioma

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Aphobetus

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Apocrypta

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Apsilocera

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Apycnetron

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Arachnopteromalus

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Arachonia

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Ardilea

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Arriva

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Arthrolytus

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Asaphes

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Asaphoideus

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Asparagobius

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Atrichomalus

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Ausasaphes

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Australeunotus

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Australolaelaps

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Australurios

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Austrogerrhus

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Austrosystasis

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Austroterobia

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Babina

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Bairamlia

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Balrogia

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Baridobius

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Bekiliella

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Blascoa

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Boeria

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Bofuria

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Boharticus

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Bohpa

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Bomburia

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Bonitoa

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Boucekina

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Boucekius

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Brachycaudonia

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Brachyscelidiphaga

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Briania

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Bruesisca

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Bubekia

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Bubekiana

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Bugacia

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Bupronotum

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Caenacis

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Caenocrepis

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Cairnsia

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Callicarolynia

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Callimerismus

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Callimomoides

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Calliprymna

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Callitula

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Callocleonymus

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Calolelaps

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Cameronella

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Canberrana

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Capellia

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Catolaccus

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Cavitas

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Cea

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]

Cecidellis

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Cecidolampa

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Cecidostiba

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Cecidoxenus

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Cephaleta

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Ceratetra

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Cerna

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Cerocephala

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Chadwickia

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Chalcedectus

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Chalcidiscelis

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Cheiropachus

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Chlorocytus

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Choetospilisca

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Chromeurytoma

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Chrysoglyphe

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Cleonymus

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]

Coelocyba

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Coelocyboides

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Coelopisthia

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Collentis

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Collessina

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Colotrechnus

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Comptoniella

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Conigastrus

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Conomorium

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Conophorisca

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Cooloolana

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Coruna

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Cratomus

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Critogaster

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Crossogaster

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Cryptoprymna

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Cybopella

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Cyclogastrella

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Cyrtogaster

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Cyrtoptyx

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Dasycleonymus

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Dasyneurophaga

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Delisleia

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Diaziella

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Dibrachoides

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Dibrachys

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Diconocara

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Diglochis

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Dimachus

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Dinarmoides

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Dinarmolaelaps

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Dinarmus

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Dineuticida

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Dinotiscus

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Dinotoides

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Diourbelia

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Dipachystigma

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Dipara

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Dipareta

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Diparisca

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Diparomorpha

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Dirhicnus

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Ditropinotella

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Divna

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Dobunabaa

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Doddifoenus

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Dolichodipara

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Dorcatomophaga

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Drailea

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Duartea

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Dudichilla

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Dvalinia

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Ecrizotes

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Ecrizotomorpha

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Edgaria

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Elachertodomyia

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Elachertoidea

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Elatoides

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Elderia

Encyrtocephalus

Endomychobius

Enoggera

Epanogmus

Epelatus

Epicatolaccus

Epicopterus

Epipteromalus

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Epistenia

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Epiterobia

Erdoesia

Erdoesina

Erixestus

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Erotolepsia

Erotolepsiella

Errolia

Erythromalus

Espinosa

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Eucoelocybomyia

Eujacobsonia

Eulonchetron

Eumacepolus

Euneura

Eunotomyiia

Eunotopsia

Eunotus

Eupelmophotismus

Eupteromalus

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Eurydinota

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Eurydinoteloides

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Eurydinotomorpha

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Eurytomomma

Eutelisca

Euteloida

Eutrichosoma

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Fanamokala

Fedelia

Ferrierelus

Ficicola

Fijita

Frena

Fusiterga

Gahanisca

Gastracanthus

Gastrancistrus

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Gbelcia

Genangula

Globimesosoma

Globonila

Glorimontana

Glyphognathus

Glyphotoma

Glyptosticha

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Gnathophorisca

Goidanichium

Golovissima

Grahamisia

Grandiana

Grasseiana

Grissellium

Grooca

Guadalia

Guancheria

Gugolzia

Guinea

Guolina

Gyrinophagus

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Habritella

Habritys

Habromalina

Hadroepistenia

Haliplogeton

Halticoptera

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Halticopterella

Halticopterina

Halticopteroides

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Hansonita

Harrizia

Hedqvistia

Helocasis

Hemadas

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Hemitrichus

Herbertia

Herbs, perennial, from tunicate, ovoid bulbs; tunic brown, dry, brittle, papery. Stems simple or branched. Leaves few, basal larger; blade pleated, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescences rhipidiate, few-flowered; spathes green, unequal, inner spathe exceeding outer, apex brown, acute, usually dry. Flowers short-lived, erect, unscented, actinomorphic; tepals spreading, distinct, blue to mauve with white markings, unequal, outer whorl more than 2 times inner; filaments connate; anthers diverging, appressed to style branches; style slender, branching at apex of filament column; branches diverging from base, flattened, divided apically into 2 slender lobes, apically stigmatic. Capsules ovoid, apex truncate. Seeds many, prismatic; seed coat brown. x = 7.[3] [more]

Heteroprymna

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Heteroschema

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Hetreulophus

Heydenia

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Heydeniopsis

Hillerita

Hirtonila

Hlavka

Hobbya

Holcaeus

Homoporus

Hubena

Huberina

Hyperimerus

Hypopteromalus

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Hypsicamara

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Idiobia

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Idioporus

Inkaka

Ischyroptyx

Ismaya

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Isocyrtella

Isocyrtus

Isoplata

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Isoplatoides

Jaliscoa

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Janssoniella

Kaleva

Kazina

Keirana

Klabonosa

Kneva

Kratinka

Kratka

Krivena

Ksenoplata

Kukua

Kumarella

Laesthiola

Lampoterma

Lamprotatus

Lanthanomyia

Lariophagus

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Lasallea

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Laticlypa

Lelaps

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Lelapsomorpha

Leleupia

Lenka

Leodamus

Leptofoenus

Leptomeraporus

Liaoella

Licteria

Liepara

Lincolna

Lipothymus

Lisseurytoma

Lomonosoffiella

Lonchetron

Longinucha

Lycisca

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Lyrcus

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Lysirina

Lyubana

Macroglenes

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Macromesus

Makaronesa

Malinka

Manineura

Maorita

Marangua

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Marginalia

Marxiana

Mauleus

Mayrellus

Mazinawa

Megadicylus

Megamelanosoma

Melancistrus

Merallus

Meraporus

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Merismoclea

Merismomorpha

Merismus

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Merisus

Mesamotura

Mesolelaps

Mesopeltita

Mesopolobus

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Metacolus

Metastenus

Meximalus

Micradelus

Micranisa

Micrognathophora

Mimencyrtus

Mirekia

Miristhma

Miscogaster

Miscogasteriella

Mnoonema

Mokrzeckia

Monazosa

Monoksa

Moranila

Mormoniella

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Morodora

Muesebeckisia

Muscidifurax

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Myrmicolelaps

Nadelaia

Nambouria

Narendrella

Nasonia

Nasonia are a genus of small pteromalid parasitoid wasps that sting and lay eggs in the pupae of various flies. The fly species that Nasonia usually parasitize are primarily blowflies and fleshflies, making Nasonia a useful tool for biocontrol of these pest flies. The wasps are small, pinhead sized, and also referred to as jewel wasps. [more]

Nazgulia

Neapterolelaps

Neboissia

Nedinotus

Nefoenus

Neocalosoter

Neocatolaccus

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Neochalcissia

Neocylus

Neodipara

Neoepistenia

Neolelaps

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Neolyubana

Neoperilampus

Neopolycystus

Neosciatheras

Neoskeloceras

Neotoxeumorpha

Nephelomalus

Nepistenia

Nerotolepsia

Netomocera

Nikolskayana

Nodisoplata

Norbanus

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Nosodipara

Notanisus

Notoglyptus

Notoprymna

Novitzkyanus

Nuchata

Oaxa

Obalana

Ogloblinisca

Omphalodipara

Oniticellobia

Oodera

Oomara

Ophelosia

Oricoruna

Ormocerus

Ormyromorpha

Otitesella

Ottaria

Ottawita

Oxyglypta

Oxyharma

Oxysychus

Pachycrepoideus

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Pachyneuron

Pachyneuronella

Pandelus

Panstenon

Papuopsia

Parabruchobius

Paracarotomus

Paracerocephala

Paracroclisis

Paradinarmus

Paraiemea

Paralaesthia

Paralamprotatus

Paralycisca

Parasaphodes

Parasycobia

Paratomicobia

Parepistenia

Paroxyharma

Parurios

Patiyana

Pegopus

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Peridesmia

Perilampella

Perilampidea

Perilampomyia

Perniphora

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Pestra

Petipirene

Pezilepsis

Phaenocytus

Philocaenus

Philosycella

Philosycus

Philotrypesis

Philoverdance

Plastobelyta

Platecrizotes

Platneptis

Platygerrhus

Platypteromalus

Platyterma

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Playaspalangia

Ploskana

Plutothrix

Podivna

Polstonia

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Polycelis

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Polychroma

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Pondia

Premiscogaster

Procallitula

Proglochin

Promerisus

Propicroscytus

Propodeia

Proshizonotus

Protoepistenia

Pseudanogmus

Pseudetroxys

Pseudipara

Pseudocatolaccus

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Pseudoceraphron

Psilocera

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Psychophagoides

Psychophagus

Pterapicus

Pterisemoppa

Pteromalus

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Pteronemobiini

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Pterosema

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Pterosemigastra

Pterosemopsis

Ptinocida

Pycnetron

Pyramidophoriella

Queenslandia

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Quercanus

Rakosina

Raspela

Rhaphitelus

Rhicnocoelia

Rhopalicus

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Riekisura

Rivasia

Robertsia

Rohatina

Romanisca

Roptrocerus

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Scaphepistenia

Sceptrothelys

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Schimitschekia

Schizonotus

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Sciatherellus

Scutellista

Sedma

Seladerma

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Selimnus

Semiotellus

Semiotus

Sennia

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Seres

Seyrigina

Shedoepistenia

Sigynia

Sirovena

Sisridivora

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Sisyridivora

Solenura

Sorosina

Spalangia

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Spalangiolaelaps

Spalangiopelta

Spaniopus

Spathopus

Sphaeripalpus

Sphegigaster

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Sphegigastrella

Sphegipterosema

Sphegipterosemella

Spilomalus

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Spinancistrus

Spintherus

Spodophagus

Staurothyreus

Stenetra

Stenomalina

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Stenophrus

Stenopistha

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Stenoselma

Stichocrepis

Stictolelaps

Stictomischus

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Stinoplus

Storeya

Strejcekia

Striatacanthus

Susteraia

Sycoecus

Sycoscapter

Synedrus

Syntomopus

Systasis

Systellogaster

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Systolomorpha

Szelenyinus

Tanina

Teasienna

Telepsogina

Tenka

Termolampa

Terobiella

Thaumasura

Thektogaster

Theocolax

Thinodytes

Thureonella

Tomicobia

Tomicobiella

Tomicobomorpha

Tomicobomorphella

Tomocerodes

Toxeuma

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Toxeumella

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Toxeumelloides

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Toxeumorpha

Trichargyrus

Trichilogaster

Trichokaleva

Trichomalopsis

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Trichomalus

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Tricolas

Tricyclomischus

Trigonoderopsis

Trigonoderus

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Trigonogastrella

Trimicrops

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Trinotiscus

Tripteromalus

Tritneptis

Trjapitzinia

Trychnosoma

Tsela

Tumor

Uniclypea

Uriellopteromalus

Urolepis

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Urolycisca

Usubaia

Uzka

Velepirene

Veltrusia

Vespita

Vrestovia

Walkerella

Watshamia

Watshamiella

Westra

Westwoodiana

Wubina

Xantheurytoma

Xestomnaster

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Xiphydriophagus

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Yanchepia

Yosemitea

Yrka

Zapachia

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Zdenekiana

Zeala

Zebe

Zolotarewskya

At least 8 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zolotarewskya.

More info about the Genus Zolotarewskya may be found here.

Footnotes

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  1. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Cea&search=Search
  2. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Cleonymus&search=Search
  3. Peter Goldblatt "Herbertia". in Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 17, 349, 396. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:41:15