Teleasinae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
of
parasitoid
In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...
wasps
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 ...
in the family
Scelionidae. It was previously considered a subfamily of
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 ...
.
Genera
These genera belong to the subfamily Teleasinae:
* ''
Ceratoteleas''
Kozlov, 1965
* ''
Dvivarnus''
Rajmohana & Veenakumari, 2011
* ''
Echinoteleas''
Risbec, 1954
* ''
Gryonella''
Dodd, 1914
* ''
Gryonoides''
Dodd, 1920
* ''
Odontoscelio''
Kieffer, 1905
* ''
Prosacantha''
Nees, 1834
* ''
Ptilostenius''
Kozlov & Lê, 1988
* ''
Scutelliteleas''
Szabó, 1966
* ''
Teleas''
Latreille, 1809
* ''
Trimorus''
Förster, 1856
* ''
Trisacantha''
Ashmead, 1887
* ''
Xenomerus''
Walker, 1836
* † ''
Cretaxenomerus''
Nel & Azar, 2005
References
Further reading
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Parasitic wasps
Platygastridae
Hymenoptera subfamilies
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