Tanaostigmatidae
Sign in to saveThe Tanaostigmatidae are a small family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. They are almost exclusively phytophagous insects, forming galls in plant stems, leaves, or seeds. The some 90 species in 9 genera are primarily tropical and subtropical.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyTanaostigmatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Tanaostigmatidae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, QM
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
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- Parent taxon
- Chalcidoidea
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The Tanaostigmatidae are a small family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. They are almost exclusively phytophagous insects, forming galls in plant stems, leaves, or seeds. The some 90 species in 9 genera are primarily tropical and subtropical.
They are typically short, squat wasps, best recognized by a protruding prepectus, and the mesonotum is often strongly arched, so the pronotum is nearly vertical.
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