Biology:Lytopylus
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Short description: Genus of wasps
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| Genus: | Lytopylus Föster, 1862
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Lytopylus is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Braconidae. As members of the subfamily Agathidinae, they are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.[1] This genus is primarily found in the neotropics, but ranges from the northeastern United States to Argentina. There are 39 species of Lytopylus, and many more undescribed.[2]
References
- ↑ Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). The Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. pp. 68–83. http://www.sharkeylab.org/sharkeylab/docs/posts/web/Manual%20of%20the%20New%20World%20Genera%20of%20Braconidae.pdf.
- ↑ Kang, Ilgoo; Chapman, Eric G.; Janzen, Daniel H.; Hallwachs, Winnie; Dapkey, Tanya; Alex, Smith M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (2017-12-12). "Revision of the species of Lytopylus from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae)" (in en). ZooKeys (721): 93–158. doi:10.3897/zookeys.721.20287. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 29308026. PMC 5740408. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=20287.
Wikidata ☰ Q18581166 entry
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