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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

-Superfamily Diaprioidea

-Family Diapriidae

-Subfamily Diapriinae

-Tribe Diapriini


These wasps are minute, typically 2–4 mm in length, and rarely exceed 8 mm. They often exhibit significant sexual dimorphism, with males and females frequently looking different enough to be mistaken for separate species. Diapriini larvae are internal parasitoids, developing inside the larvae or pupae of their hosts. Their primary hosts are the larvae and pupae of flies (Diptera), including fruit flies, hoverflies, and flesh flies.

Diapriini Narrow-waisted Wasps

Diapriini (Tribe)

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