''Sparasion'' is a genus of
wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...
s belonging to the family
Sparasionidae, whitin the superfamily
Platygastridae
The hymenopteran family Platygastridae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Platygasteridae) is a large group (over 4000 species) of exclusively parasitoid wasps, mostly very small (1–2 mm), black, and shining, with geniculate (elbowed) anten ...
.
The genus has specimens widespread in Eurasia, Africa, and temperate North America.
Species
The genus includes 141 species.
Some species:
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Sparasion aenescens''
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Sparasion aeneum''
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Sparasion albopilosellum''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14492331
Platygastridae
Hymenoptera genera