Biosteres
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Biosteres Förster, 1862 |
Biosteres is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Braconidae.[1]
The genus was first described by Förster in 1862.[1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:
- Biosteres arenarius (Stelfox, 1959) - also known as Opius arenarius in Ireland, found in France, Germany, Turkey, and Iran[2]
- Biosteres blandus (Haliday, 1837) - also known as Opius blandus, hosts include Pegomya and Agromyza[2]
- Biosteres brevipalpis (Thomson, 1895)[2]
- Biosteres carbonarius Nees, 1834[3]
- Biosteres haemorrhoeus (Haliday, 1837) - hosts are of the genus Pegomya, including P. bicolor[2]
- Biosteres longicauda (Thomson, 1895)[2]
- Biosteres spinaciae (Thomson, 1895)[2]
- Biosteres tryoni (Cameron, 1911) - parasitoid of Ceratitis capitata[4]
- Biosteres wesmaelii Haliday, 1837[2]
- Biosteres vandenboschi [5]
