Dirhininae
Dirhininae is a subfamily of chalcidid wasps in the family Chalcididae The Chalcididae are a moderate-sized family within the Chalcidoidea, composed mostly of parasitoids and a few hyperparasitoids. The family is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and some may be e .... There are four genera. Dirhinini have a pair of horns on the head and found in the tropics. This group has more than 100 species but many are undescribed. Believed to develop as a parasite using the host which usually consists of various brachycerus Diptera. Believed to use horns, mandible, and heavy body to emerge from the host. References External links * Dirhininaein the Universal Chalcidoidea Database {{Taxonbar, from=Q21072314 Chalcidoidea Apocrita subfamilies ...
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Dirhinus
''Dirhinus'' is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Chalcididae. The genus has a worldwide distribution. These Chalcid wasp, chalcids are Parasitoid wasp, parasitoids of Diptera, flies; most of the host species are flies that develop in vertebrate corpses, and many are associated with humans (Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Muscidae). Flies from the Tephritidae and Glossinidae are also parasitized. Female ''Dirhinus'' wasps target the host flies while they pupate in the soil (after the larval stage is complete); the wasp reaches the pupa by digging in the soil with her horns and an egg is laid on the body of the fly pupa, within its puparium. Species There are about 70 described species: References

Hymenoptera genera Chalcidoidea {{chalcidoidea-stub ...
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