Eulophidae

The Eulophidae is a large family of hymenopteran insects, with over 4,300 described species in some 300 genera. The family includes the genus Elasmus, which used to be treated as a separate family, "Elasmidae", and is now treated as a subfamily of Eulophidae. These minute insects are challenging to study, as they deteriorate rapidly after death unless extreme care is taken (e.g., preservation in ethanol), making identification of most museum specimens difficult. The larvae of very few species feed on plants, but the majority are primary parasitoids on a huge range of arthropods at all stages o

The genus Elasmus is the only member of the hymenopteran subfamily Elasminae (formerly classified as a separate family, Elasmidae), and contains over 200 species worldwide. They are mostly parasitoids or hyperparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae, though several species are parasitoids of Polistes paper wasp larvae. Some authorities now place Elasmus in the subfamily Eulophinae.

Entedoninae is a subfamily of wasps in the family Eulophidae. The subfamily includes over 90 genera.

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Chrysocharis is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Species in this genus are parasitoids as larvae, with hosts of multiple species being Agromyzidae flies.

Tetrastichinae is a subfamily of the chalcid wasp family Eulophidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of the Eulophidae containing over 100 genera and nearly 3,000 species. The species of the family Tetrastichinae are found in almost any type of terrestrial habitat and have a worldwide distribution, except Antarctica. They show a varied biology and hosts for Tetrastichinae wasps have been identified from over 100 different insect families, across 10 different orders and they have also been recorded as being parasitoids on nematodes, mites and spiders' eggs. Some species are even phytophago

Quadrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

species of wasp

thumb|Euplectrus sp. larvae on [[Noctuidae caterpillar]] Eulophinae is a subfamily of wasps in the family Eulophidae which includes over 90 genera.

Euderus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Goetheana is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. As a parasitoid of thrips, this wasp is used in biological pest control.

Achrysocharoides is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

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Diglyphus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. It is a parasitoid of Agromyzidae larvae, and therefore sometimes used in biological pest control.

Emersonella is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Several species are known to be phoretic parasitoids of female tortoise beetles, laying their eggs in the eggs of the beetle host.

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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.

Aprostocetus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1833. This very large group (about 800 described species) of parasitoid wasps has a global distribution.

Melittobia is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

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Entedon is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Pnigalio is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Nearly 100 species have been described of which about half may be valid. All species are parasites of other insects. Their biology varies widely among those species that have been studied. Some are ectoparasites, others parasitoid, and still others are hyperparasitoids and their hosts include beetles, flies, hymenopteran and lepidopterans.

Aceratoneuromyia is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Eulophus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Hemiptarsenus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Paracrias is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Larvae are gregarious parasitoids of Curculionoidea, with P. huberi being a parasitoid of H. analis.

Tamarixia is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae, they are parasitoids of Jumping plant lice or psyllids of the superfamily Psylloidea, although some species will parasitise aphids. Most species appear to be ectoparasitoids but at least one species has been recorded as an endoparasitoid.

Euplectrus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

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Anaprostocetus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Acanthala is a genus of generally dull-colored parasitoid wasps in the family Eulophidae, with three described species. The name Acanthala is a combination of the Greek root acantha, meaning "spiny" and Latin ala, meaning "wing". This refers to the diagnostic row of strong spinelike hairs on the upper surface of the marginal vein. The genus is only known from the Neotropics, with two species known from Brazil and a third from Belize and Costa Rica. The biology of the genus is unknown.

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Cirrospilus is a genus of hymenopteran insects in the family Eulophidae.

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species of insect

Microlycus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Dicladocerus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Trichospilus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Astichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Noyesius is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Eulophinusia is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Diaulomorpha is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Chrysonotomyia is a genus of small parasitoid wasps in the family Eulophidae, with over 170 described species. Members of the genus tend to attack insect larvae that feed within living plant tissue, such as gall-formers, leaf-miners and stem-miners. The Neotropics contain most described species. Within the region, most attack galls induced by Cecidomyiidae midges, although there are also records from Torymidae galls, Cynipidae galls, Psyllidae galls, Momphidae leaf mines and scale insects in the family Coccidae.

Quadrastichodella is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Stenomesius is a genus of wasps in the family Eulophidae.

Eprhopalotus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Their distribution varies between species but ranges from Costa Rica, Mexico to Texas. There are currently 5 species of Eprhopalotus:

Sympiesis is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Parasecodella is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Naumanniola is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Thripobius is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

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Zealachertus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Anselmella is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

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Apotetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Pseudiglyphus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Gattonia is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.

Aulogymnus is a genus of hymenopteran insects in the family Eulophidae.