Biology:Parnopini

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Short description: Tribe of wasps

Parnopini
Cuckoo Wasp (Parnopes) (36829547254).jpg
Parnopes fulvicornis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Subfamily: Chrysidinae
Tribe: Parnopini

Parnopini is a small tribe of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae. There are 3 genera and about 20 described species in Parnopini; only the hosts of one genus (Parnopes) are known, and they are in the Crabronidae.[1][2]

Genera

  • Cephaloparnops Bischoff, 1910
  • Isadelphia Semenov, 1902
  • Parnopes Latreille, 1796

References

  1. Kimsey LS, Bohart RM (1991) The chrysidid wasps of the world. Oxford Science Publications, New York.
  2. Paukkunen J, Berg A, Soon V, Ødegaard F, Rosa P (2015) An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species. ZooKeys 548: 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.548.6164

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q952402 entry