''Muscidifurax'' is a genus of
parasitoid wasps
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps ( Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causi ...
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 almost
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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Muscidifurax adanacus''
Doganlar, 2007
* ''
Muscidifurax neoraptorellus''
Xiao & Zhou, 2018
* ''
Muscidifurax raptor''
Girault & Sanders, 1910
*''
Muscidifurax raptorellus''
Kogan & Legner, 1970
*''
Muscidifurax raptoroides''
Kogan & Legner, 1970
* ''
Muscidifurax similadanacus''
Xiao & Zhou, 2018
*''
Muscidifurax sinesensilla''
Xiao & Zhou, 2018
*''
Muscidifurax uniraptor
''Muscidifurax uniraptor'' is a species of wasp (the taxonomic order Hymenoptera) in the family Pteromalidae. The species does not currently have a common name. ''M. uniraptor'' is a pupal parasitoid of synanthropic filth-breeding Diptera and is ...
''
Kogan & Legner, 1970
*''
Muscidifurax zaraptor''
Kogan & Legner, 1970
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13865974
Pteromalidae
Hymenoptera genera