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Neodiparidae

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Neodiparidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Infraorder: Parasitica
Family: Neodiparidae
Bouček, 1961[1]

Neodiparidae is a family of parasitic wasps. It was formerly a subfamily of Pteromalidae, but was promoted to its own family in 2022.[2] It is found in the Afrotropical and Palearctic regions, and contains two subfamilies, which are both monotypic: Elatoidinae (Bouček, 1988) and Neodiparinae (Erdös, 1955).[3][4][5] These wasps are parasites of species of the genera Eriococcus, Phenococcus, Biorhiza, and Dryocosmus.

Anatomy

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While species of the subfamilies Elatoidinae and Neodiparinae do have significant anatomical differences, species of both subfamilies have legs with five tarsomeres and a clypeus without a transverse subapical groove.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Family Neodiparidae Bouček 1961 (chalcid wasp)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Burks, Roger; Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan; Fusu, Lucian; Heraty, John M.; Janšta, Petr; Heydon, Steve; Papilloud, Natalie Dale-Skey; Peters, Ralph S.; Tselikh, Ekaterina V.; Woolley, James B.; van Noort, Simon; Baur, Hannes; Cruaud, Astrid; Darling, Christopher; Haas, Michael; Hanson, Paul; Krogmann, Lars; Rasplus, Jean-Yves (20 December 2022). "From hell's heart I stab at thee! A determined approach towards a monophyletic Pteromalidae and reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 94: 13–88. doi:10.3897/jhr.94.94263. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ^ van Noort, Simon. "Neodiparidae". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ van Noort, Simon. "Elatoidinae". WaspWeb. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ^ van Noort, Simon. "Neodiparinae". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 15 June 2025.