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Laelius (wasp)

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Laelius

Ashmead, 1893

Laelius is a genus of hymenopteran parasitoids in the family Bethylidae. Laelius species are ectoparasitoids of immature stages of beetles, such as Dermestidae, and thus are commonly taken indoors. There are 57 extent species worldwide and 4 additional species known from fossil records in amber.[1][2] A number of species have recently been moved from the genus Rhabdepyris to Laelius.[3]

Living species and their distribution:[4][1]

Extinct species:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Barbosa, D.N.; Azevedo, C.O. (2014). "Revision of the Neotropical Laelius (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) with notes on some Nearctic species". Zoologia. 31 (3): 285–311.
  2. ^ "Genus Laelius". Bugguide. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Waichert, C.; Azevedo, C.O. (2009). "Phylogenetic analysis of Rhabdepyris (Hym.: Bethylidae) and redefinition of generic limits based on morphological characters". Zootaxa. 2284: 1–29.
  4. ^ Barbosa, D.N.; Azevedo, C.O. (2011). "Phylogeny and reclassification of Laelius (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) and description of four new species". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 42: 237–275.
  5. ^ Barbossa, D.N.; Perkovsky, E; Azevedo, C.O. (2013). "Two new species of Laelius ASHMEAD (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from Upper Ecocene Rovno amber". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 267 (1): 67–73.