''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 ...
s belonging to the family
Sparasionidae
Sparasionidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Platygastroidea. Known species are parasitoids of the eggs of orthopterans.
Taxonomy
* '' Archaeoteleia'' Masner – Burmese amber, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Baltic amber, Eocene
Th ...
, within the superfamily
Platygastridae
The hymenopteran family Platygastridae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Platygasteridae) is a moderate-sized group (about 2000 described species) of exclusively parasitoid wasps, mostly very small (1–2 mm), black, and shining, with genicul ...
.
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
''Sparasion'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Sparasionidae, within the superfamily Platygastridae. The genus has specimens widespread in Eurasia, Africa, and temperate North America.
Species
The genus includes 141 species.
Some s ...
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References
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Platygastridae
Hymenoptera genera