Biology:Pediobius

Short description: Genus of wasps

Pediobius
Pediobius metallicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Systasidae
Subfamily:	[[Biology:|Entedoninae]]
Genus:	Pediobius Walker, 1846
Type species
Pediobius imbreus (Walker, 1846)
Species
See text
Synonyms
Amestocharis Girault, 1913 Chrysoatomoides Girault, 1913 Cluthaira Cameron, 1912 Entedon (Pediobius) Walker, 1846 Entedonomyia Girault, 1915 Entedonopseus Girault, 1915 Epacrias Girault, 1913 Epipleurotropis Girault, 1917 Heptomerus Rondani, 1874 Horismenopsis Girault, 1915 Mesentedon Girault, 1920 Mestocharoideus Girault, 1913 Mestocharomyia Girault, 1915 Microterus Spinola, 1811 Neopseudacrias Girault, 1915 Pleurotropis Förster, 1856 Pseudacrias Girault, 1913 Pseudacriasoides Girault, 1917 Rhopalotus Förster, 1856 Spartiophilus Rondani, 1872

Pediobius is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the chalcid wasp family Eulophidae. Like their relatives, the larvae of these diminutive wasps are parasitoids of various arthropods (mainly insects). Some Pediobius are used in biological pest control.

There are over 200 species in the genus Pedobius and these include:

• Pediobius foveolatus Crawford, 1912
• Pediobius imbreus (Walker, 1846)
• Pediobius lysis (Walker, 1839)
• Pediobius metallicus (Nees, 1834)
• Pediobius parvulus (Ferrière, 1933)

References

• Key to Nearctic eulophid genera
• Universal Chalcidoidea Database

Wikidata ☰ Q2606009 entry