Mesostoinae
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| Mesostoinae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Mesostoinae van Achterberg, 1975 |
The Mesostoinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps with a Gondwanan distribution.[1] The members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings.[citation needed]
The Mesostoini and Hydrangeocolini include primary gall formers on Banksia[2] and parasites of the gall-forming Cecidomyiidae. The Avgini include parasitoids of leaf-mining and leaf-rolling Lepidoptera.[1]
