Eupelmus

Eupelmus
Eupelmus antipoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Eupelmidae
Genus:	Eupelmus Dalman, 1820

Eupelmus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Eupelmidae. ^[1] Species are parasitic, being either parasitoids attacking a wide variety of insects, or phytophagous with larvae feeding on different species of plants. ^[2]

The genus has more than 330 species and a cosmopolitan distribution. ^{[1] [3]}

Species include: ^[1]

• Eupelmus achreiodes Perkins, 1910
• Eupelmus acinellus Askew, 2009
• Eupelmus antipoda Ashmead, 1900
• Eupelmus niger Ashmead, 1901 - known parasitoid of Hylaeus anthracinus ^[4]
• Eupelmus nihoaensis Timberlake, 1926
• Eupelmus orientalis (Crawford, 1913)
• Eupelmus vuilleti (Crawford, 1913)

References

1. "Eupelmus Dalman, 1820". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
2. van Noort, Simon. "Eupelmus Dalman. WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
3. UCD Community. 2023. Eupelmus Dalman, 1820 Universal Chalcidoidea Database Website. https://ucd.chalcid.org. Accessed on 12 December 2025.
4. Gibson, Gary A. P.; Krushelnycky, Paul D.; Magnacca, Karl N. (2022-12-26). "Eupelmus niger (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), a parasitoid of the endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bee Hylaeus anthracinus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)". Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 54: 77–92. Retrieved 2024-07-25.