Sclerogibbidae
Sclerogibbidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Apocrita |
Superfamily: | Chrysidoidea |
Family: | Sclerogibbidae |
The Sclerogibbidae are a small family of aculeate wasps in the superfamily Chrysidoidea.
Overview
Sclerogibbidae are ectoparasitoids of Embioptera. The female wasp oviposits an egg on the abdomen of a host. Once the larva emerges, it attaches itself to its host. After the host is consumed, the larva detaches itself from the carcass and spins a cocoon.
The currently recognised subfamilies of the Sclerogibbidae family are:[1]
- †Sclerogibbodinae
- Sclerogibbinae
References
- ↑ Engel MS, Grimaldi DA , The First Cretaceous Sclerogibbid Wasp (Hymenoptera: Sclerogibbidae), in American Museum Novitates, number 3515:1-7, 2006.
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