Family MEGASPILIDAE
Compiler and date details
25 January 2009 - Norman F. Johnson, L. Musetti and John T. Jennings
- Johnson, N.F. & Musetti, L. 2004. Catalog of systematic literature of the Superfamily Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 33(2): 1-149 [50]
Introduction
This small family is closely related to the Ceraphronidae. They vary in size from 1-3 mm, and are parasitic on various Diptera, Hemiptera and Neuroptera or are hyperparasitic on aphids. Females of the family are easily identified by having a pterostigma and curved stigmal vein, while males are superficially very similar to ceraphronids.
Jennings & Austin (2015) list 2 unidentified species from Lord Howe Island in the Australian Museum.
General References
Jennings, J.T. & Austin, A.D. 2015. Synopsis of the hymenopteran fauna of Lord Howe Island with a preliminary checklist of species. Zootaxa 3931(3): 423–432
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Aug-2012 | 18-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Feb-2010 | MODIFIED |