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Baryscapus

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Baryscapus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Subfamily: Tetrastichinae
Genus: Baryscapus
Förster, 1856
Type species
Baryscapus racemariae
(Ashmead, 1886)
Species

113 species

Baryscapus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Species in this genus are endoparasitic, meaning they develop within the body of another insect, with insect hosts being as varied as Hemiptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, or other Hymenoptera.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Askew, R.R.; Shaw, M.R.; Askew, R.R; Shaw, M.R (2005-01-01). "Observations on the biology of Baryscapus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) with description of a new koinobiont hyperparasitoid with delayed development" (PDF). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae. 69 (1/2): 11–15. Retrieved 2024-11-17.