''Mesopolobus'' is a genus of
insects
Insects (from Latin ') are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed ...
belonging to the family
Pteromalidae
The Pteromalidae are a large family of wasps, the majority being parasitoids of other insects. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and many are important as biological control agents. The oldest known fossil is known fr ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
This genus has a variety of life histories, with the majority of species being parasites of pupae.
Species:
* ''
Mesopolobus adrianae''
Gijswijt, 1990
* ''
Mesopolobus aeneus''
(Masi, 1924)
*''
Mesopolobus aequus''
(Walker)
*''
Mesopolobus agropyricola''
Rosen, 1960
*''
Mesopolobus aspilus''
(Walker, 1835)
*''
Mesopolobus beilingicus''
Sun & Xiao, 2016
*''
Mesopolobus equivenae''
Sun & Xiao, 2016
References
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Pteromalidae
Hymenoptera genera
Taxa named by John O. Westwood