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Scelio
Sign in to saveScelio is a large genus (at least 240 and possibly 500 species), the largest within the family Scelionidae, of parasitic wasp whose known target host include the eggs of grasshoppers (Acrididae, Orthoptera). They are found worldwide and some species have been implemented as biological control agents.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,236
- With media
- 49
- Family
- Scelionidae
- Collections
- INHS, USNM, NMSU
- Recorded in
- United States, Myanmar, Australia
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- Scelio antorides.jpg
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- taxon name
- Scelio
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- Category:Scelio
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Scelio is a large genus (at least 240 and possibly 500 species), the largest within the family Scelionidae, of parasitic wasp whose known target host include the eggs of grasshoppers (Acrididae, Orthoptera). They are found worldwide and some species have been implemented as biological control agents.
==See also== List of Scelio species
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