Tetracampidae
The Tetracampidae are a small family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. They are parasitoids of phytophagous insects, primarily flies. The 44 species in 15 genera are almost entirely absent from the New World The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: .... The biology of most species of Tetracampidae is little studied. Most of those whose hosts are known are associated with insects that mine in plants. European species of one genus, '' Dipriocampe'', are endoparasitoids of the eggs of diprionid sawflies, and the British species of '' Foersterella'' are endoparasitoids of the eggs of '' Cassida'' spp. (Coleoptera, Cassididae). One species, '' Dipriocampe diprioni'', was introduced into Canada from Europe for the biological control of diprionid pests, but did ...
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Dipriocampe Diprioni
''Dipriocampe'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Tetracampidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe. Species: * ''Dipriocampe bouceki'' Gumovsky & Perkovsky, 2005 * ''Dipriocampe diprioni'' (Ferriere, 1935) * ''Dipriocampe elongata'' (Erdös, 1951) References

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