4-457: Anteris is a genus of wasps in the family Platygastridae . There are about 15 described species in Anteris . Anteris is a member of the subfamily Scelioninae . The subfamilies Scelioninae, Teleasinae , and Telenominae were formerly in the family Scelionidae , but Scelionidae was combined with the family Platygastridae because of genetic similarities. The name Platygastridae was retained for
8-402: A vein in the forewings. They are generally idiobionts , attacking the eggs of either beetles or Hemiptera . Platygastridae is one of seven extant families in the superfamily Platygastroidea . For a brief period of time, Scelionidae was considered a subfamily of Platygastridae, but the classification has been revised based on molecular and morphological evidence. Sceliotrachelinae includes
12-522: The Platygastrinae and the Sceliotrachelinae . The former subfamily includes some 40 genera, all of which are koinobionts on cecidomyiid flies ; the wasp oviposits in the host's egg or early instar larva, and the wasp larva completes development when the host reaches the prepupal or pupal stage. The latter subfamily is much smaller, including some 20 genera, and they typically have the rudiments of
16-666: The resulting family because of seniority. These 15 species belong to the genus Anteris : This Apocrita -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Platygastridae Platygastrinae Sceliotrachelinae 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) antennae that have an eight-segmented flagellum . The wings sometimes lack venation, though they may have slight fringes of setae . The traditional subfamilies are
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