Ibalia

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Ibalia
Ibalia leucospoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ibaliidae
Genus: Ibalia
Latreille, 1802
Subgenera
Synonyms[1]
  • Sagaris Panzer, 1806

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]

Species[edit]

These 14 species belong to the genus Ibalia:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ibalia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Ibalia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Coyle, David R.; Gandhi, Kamal J. K. (1 August 2012). "The Ecology, Behavior, and Biological Control Potential of Hymenopteran Parasitoids of Woodwasps (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in North America". Environmental Entomology. 41 (4): 731–749. doi:10.1603/EN11280. S2CID 84215371.

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External links[edit]

  • Media related to Ibalia at Wikimedia Commons