| Pelecinus | |
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| Pelecinus polyturator | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Proctotrupoidea |
| Family: | Pelecinidae |
| Genus: |
Pelecinus Latreille, 1800 |
| Species | |
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The genus Pelecinus is the only living member of the family Pelecinidae (there are also many fossil genera), [1] and contains only three species, restricted to the New World. One species, Pelecinus polyturator, occurs from North through South America, and the others occur in Mexico ( Pelecinus thoracicus) and South America ( Pelecinus dichrous). The females are glossy wasps, very long (up to 7 cm) and the abdomen is extremely attenuated, used to lay eggs directly on scarab larvae buried in the soil. [2]
References
- ^ Michael S. Engel; David A. Grimaldi (June 2006). "A Diminutive Pelecinid Wasp in Cretaceous Amber from New Jersey (Hymenoptera: Pelecinidae)". Northeastern Naturalist. 13 (2): 291–297. doi: 10.1656/1092-6194(2006)13[291:ADPWIC]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1092-6194. Wikidata Q54610857.
- ^ N.F. Johnson; L. Musetti (October 1999). "Revision of the proctotrupoid genus Pelecinus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Pelecinidae)". Journal of Natural History. 33 (10): 1513–1543. doi: 10.1080/002229399299879. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q60357693.
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