''Syntretus'' is a genus of

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wasps. Most parasitize adult hymenopterans, though one species (''

Syntretus perlmani ''Syntretus'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps. Most parasitize adult Hymenoptera, hymenopterans, though one species (''Syntretus perlmani'') parasitizes adult ''Drosophila'' fruit flies. References

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'') parasitizes adult ''

Drosophila ''Drosophila'' (), from Ancient Greek δρόσος (''drósos''), meaning "dew", and φίλος (''phílos''), meaning "loving", is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or p ...

'' fruit flies.

References

* Achterberg, C., van; Haeselbarth, E. 2003: Revision of the genus Syntretus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) from Europe. Zoologische mededelingen, 77, pages 9–78. * Gloag, R.; Shaw, S.R.; Burwell, C. 2009: A new species of Syntretus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae), a parasitoid of the stingless bee Trigona carbonaria Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae). Australian journal of entomology, 48, pages 8–14, Euphorinae Braconidae genera {{Ichneumonoidea-stub