Melanosomellidae
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| Melanosomellidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Melanosomellidae Girault, 1913 |
Melanosomellidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea; it includes 31 described genera, which are mostly found the southern hemisphere. Although the biology of most of these wasps is unknown, the larvae and pupae of some species develop in leaf galls or stem galls on various trees.[1]
