Amiseginae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amiseginae
Mahinda bo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Subfamily: Amiseginae
Krombein, 1957

Amiseginae is a subfamily of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae. There are more than 30 genera and 150 described species in Amiseginae.[1][2][3] The group occurs worldwide, and they are parasitoids of stick insect eggs (Phasmatodea).[4] Females of some genera are flightless and resemble ants.

Genera[edit]

These 38 genera belong to the subfamily Amiseginae:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baker, Ed (2016). "An online taxonomic database of the stick insect (Phasmida) egg-parasitising subfamilies Amiseginae and Loboscelidiinae (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 4 (4). Pensoft: e7441. doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e7441. PMC 4759390. PMID 26929715.
  2. ^ Baker, Ed (2019). "subfamily Amiseginae Krombein, 1957". Chrysididae species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ^ WaspWeb

Further reading[edit]

  • Bohart, R. M.; Kimsey, L. S. (1982). A synopsis of the Chrysididae in America North of Mexico. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. Vol. 33. American Entomological Institute. pp. 1–266. OL 10767294W.