Biology:Helorus (insect)

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Short description: Genus of wasps

Helorus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Heloridae
Genus: Helorus
Latreille, 1802

Helorus is a genus of wasps in the family Heloridae. There are about 12 described species in Helorus, found worldwide[1][2][3] Members of the genus are parasitic on green lacewings.[4] The oldest fossils are from Eocene aged Baltic amber.[5]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Helorus:

  • Helorus alborzicus Izadizadeh
  • Helorus anomalipes (Panzer, 1798)
  • Helorus nigripes Foerster, 1856
  • Helorus paradoxus (Provancher)
  • Helorus ruficornis Förster, 1856
  • Helorus striolatus Cameron, 1906
  • Helorus festivus Statz, 1938

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18101737 entry