Ibalia is a genus of ibaliid wasps in the family
Ibaliidae. There are about 14 described species in Ibalia.[1][2][3] All species are parasitoids of
Siricidae species, which they seek out by detecting volatiles emitted by the fungi Siricidae larvae feed on, Amylostereum.[4]
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