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Wasps of Zihuatanejo

ORDER HYMENOPTERA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)​

-Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

-Infraorder Proctotrupomorpha

-Chalcidoid Wasps (Superfamily Chalcidoidea)

-Chalcidid Wasps (Family Chalcididae)

-Subfamily Chalcidinae

-Tribe Chalcidini

-Genus Conura


Wasps in the genus Conura are parasitoid wasps, which means their larvae develop inside or on the body of other insects (typically other arthropods), ultimately killing the host. The hosts of Conura species are typically other insects, especially beetles and flies.

Conura Chalcidoid Wasps

Conura (Genus)

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