Biology:Eunotidae

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Short description: Family of wasps

Eunotidae
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Scutellista sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Eunotidae
Ashmead, 1904

Eunotidae is a family of chalcidoid wasps. In 2022, this family was described based on an analysis of a combination of molecular, morphological, and life history data.[1]

Description

Small parasitic wasps. Most species are known to be parasitoids of scale insects (Coccoidea).[2]

Taxonomy

Eunotidae contains the following genera:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1  , Wikidata Q115923766
  2. Noyes, J.S. (March 2019). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids. 

Wikidata ☰ Q116039543 entry