Neodiparidae
Family of parasitic wasps
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Neodiparidae is a family of parasitic wasps. It was formerly a subfamily of Pteromalidae, but was promoted to its own family in 2022.[2] It is found in the Afrotropical and Palearctic regions, and contains two subfamilies, which are both monotypic: Elatoidinae (Bouček, 1988) and Neodiparinae (Erdös, 1955).[3][4][5] These wasps are parasites of species of the genera Eriococcus, Phenococcus, Biorhiza, and Dryocosmus.
| Neodiparidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Neodiparidae Bouček, 1961[1] |
Anatomy
While species of the subfamilies Elatoidinae and Neodiparinae do have significant anatomical differences, species of both subfamilies have legs with five tarsomeres and a clypeus without a transverse subapical groove.[2]
