Diolcogaster
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| Diolcogaster | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Microgastrinae |
| Genus: | Diolcogaster Ashmead, 1900 |
| Diversity | |
| At least 140 species | |
Diolcogaster is a genus of parasitoid wasps within the subfamily Microgastrinae of the family Braconidae. The genus is poorly studied, likely with multiple undescribed species.[1][2] The type species is Diolcogaster melligaster (Provancher, 1886), formerly Microgaster melligaster.[3] Species in this genus parasitize lepidopterans and are geographically widespread. There are more than 140 described species in Diolcogaster found throughout the world.[3][4]
