Dirhininae

Dirhininae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chalcididae
Subfamily:	Dirhininae
Genera
	Aplorhinus ; Dirhinus ; Pseudeniaca ; Youngaia ;

Last updated March 22, 2025

Dirhininae is a subfamily of chalcidid wasps in the family Chalcididae. There are four genera.^[1]

Dirhinini have a pair of horns on the head and found in the tropics. This group has more than 100 species but many are undescribed.

Believed to develop as a parasite using the host which usually consists of various brachycerus Diptera.

Believed to use horns, mandible, and heavy body to emerge from the host.

References

↑ Noyes, J.S. (2019). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". www.nhm.ac.uk. The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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External links

Data related to Dirhininae at Wikispecies
Dirhininae in the Universal Chalcidoidea Database

↑ BouĉEk, Z.; Narendran, T.C. (July 1981). "Indian calcid wasps (Hymenoptera) of the genus Dirhinus Parasitic on synanthropic and other Diptera". Systematic Entomology. 6 (3): 229–251. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00438.x. ISSN 0307-6970.

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[Noyes_2019-1] Noyes, J.S. (2019). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". www.nhm.ac.uk. The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[2] BouĉEk, Z.; Narendran, T.C. (July 1981). "Indian calcid wasps (Hymenoptera) of the genus Dirhinus Parasitic on synanthropic and other Diptera". Systematic Entomology. 6 (3): 229–251. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00438.x. ISSN 0307-6970.

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