Pelecinus | |
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Pelecinus polyturator | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Proctotrupoidea |
Family: | Pelecinidae |
Genus: |
Pelecinus Latreille, 1800 |
Species | |
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The genus Pelecinus is the only living member of the family Pelecinidae (there are also many fossil genera), [1] and contains only three species, restricted to the New World. One species, Pelecinus polyturator, occurs from North through South America, and the others occur in Mexico ( Pelecinus thoracicus) and South America ( Pelecinus dichrous). The females are glossy wasps, very long (up to 7 cm) and the abdomen is extremely attenuated, used to lay eggs directly on scarab larvae buried in the soil. [2]
Pelecinus | |
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Pelecinus polyturator | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Proctotrupoidea |
Family: | Pelecinidae |
Genus: |
Pelecinus Latreille, 1800 |
Species | |
|
The genus Pelecinus is the only living member of the family Pelecinidae (there are also many fossil genera), [1] and contains only three species, restricted to the New World. One species, Pelecinus polyturator, occurs from North through South America, and the others occur in Mexico ( Pelecinus thoracicus) and South America ( Pelecinus dichrous). The females are glossy wasps, very long (up to 7 cm) and the abdomen is extremely attenuated, used to lay eggs directly on scarab larvae buried in the soil. [2]