Subfamily Diapriinae
Compiler and date details
N.B. Stevens, M. Iqbal & A.D. Austin, Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity and the Department of Applied and Molecular Ecology, Waite Campus, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Introduction
The Diapriinae is the most diverse of the diapriid subfamilies, both morphologically and biologically. The group is urgently in need of a generic revision on a worldwide basis, and this lack of a taxonomic framework precludes any meaningful study of the group. The Australian fauna comprises probably in excess of 300 species, most of which are undescribed, and many of which cannot be placed in existing genera. Along with the Belytinae, members of this subfamily are often collected in large numbers from the floor of wet forests. Numerous families of infraorders in Brachycera, Cyclorrhapha and Muscomorpha (Diptera) have been recorded as hosts (Masner 1993).
General References
Masner, L. 1993. Superfamily Proctotrupoidea. pp. 537-557 in Goulet, H. & Huber, J.T. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Ottawa : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada 668 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |