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HYMENOPTERA, Mesoserphidae (Proctotrupoidea) Mesoserphidae. -- These
are parasitoids of immature stages of other insects. Most species are small
black, and may often
be confused with cynipids or chalcidoids. The smallest species have a reduced
wing venation, but they may be
separated from chalcidoids by the structure of the mesosoma and ovipositor.
The pronotum in the proctotrupoids is more triangular when viewed laterally
and it extends to the tegulae. The ovipositor emanates from the tip of the
metasoma rather than from anterior to the tip A good reference is:
Rasnitsyn A.P. 1986. New hymenopterous insects of the family
Mesoserphidae. Vestnik zool. 2: 19-25 (in Russian). References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm>, [Additional references
may be found at: MELVYL
Library] |