Biology:Apozyx

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Short description: Genus of wasps

Apozyx
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Apozyginae
Genus: Apozyx
Mason, 1978
Species:
A. penyai
Binomial name
Apozyx penyai
Mason, 1978

Apozyx is a genus of braconid parasitic wasps with only one species, Apozyx penyai. It is the only genus in the subfamily Apozyginae.[1] This subfamily was originally proposed as a separate family by Mason in 1978.[2]

Description and distribution

The genus Apozyx, and hence the subfamily Apozyginae, are the only braconids to possess the 2m-cu cross-vein of the forewing, the presence of which otherwise serves to distinguish ichneumonids from braconids. Apozygines have a cyclostome oral cavity.[3]

The genus has only been found in Chile .

Biology

It is suspected that Apozyx penyai has host use patterns similar to doryctines but there have been no direct observations.[1]

References

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