Dinarmus
Genus of wasps
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Dinarmus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Pteromalidae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pteromalidae |
| Subfamily: | Pteromalinae |
| Genus: | Dinarmus Thomson, 1878 |
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Many species in this genus are parasitoids, and some species (such as D. basalis[2] and D. vagabundus[3]) are used in integrated pest management to prevent the destruction of cowpea crops by Callosobruchus larvae.
Species:[1]
- Dinarmus acutus (Thomson, 1878)
- Dinarmus altifrons (Walker, 1862)
- Dinarmus basalis (Rondani, 1877)
- Dinarmus colemani (Crawford, 1913)
- Dinarmus garouae (Risbec, 1956)
- Dinarmus italicus (Masi, 1922)
- Dinarmus ivorensis Rasplus, 1986
- Dinarmus lamtoensis Rasplus, 1989
- Dinarmus latialis (Masi, 1924)
- Dinarmus maculatus (Masi, 1924)
- Dinarmus magnus (Rohwer, 1934)
- Dinarmus major (Masi, 1924)
- Dinarmus parvula (Masi, 1922)
- Dinarmus schwenkei Roomi, Khan & Khan, 1973
- Dinarmus simus (Girault, 1915)
- Dinarmus steffani Rasplus, 1986
- Dinarmus vagabundus (Timberlake, 1926)
- Dinarmus yagouae (Risbec, 1956)