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BIOLOGY
Eupelmidae are ectoparasites or endoparasites. Calosotinae generally parasitize wood-inhabiting Coleoptera. Metapelma in Neanastatinae also parasitise Coleoptera in wood. Eupelminae attack various hosts including eggs of spiders, and immature stages of Orthoptera, Blattaria, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera.
WORLD FAUNA (Gibson, 1989, 1995)
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Subfamilies
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Genera
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Species
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Eupelminae |
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33 |
621 |
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Calosotinae |
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8 |
161 |
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Neanastatinae |
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4 |
87 |
