Holepyris

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Holepyris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Bethylidae
Genus:
Holepyris

Kieffer, 1905

Holepyris is a genus of hymenopteran parasitoids in the family Bethylidae. These species use small beetle larvae as hosts for their larvae. Prior to a 2022 study that found this genus and other genera within the subfamily Epyrinae to be polyphyletic, there were 148 species in the genus Holepyris. [1] Following a reclassification aiming at creating monophyletic genera of Epyrinae, 131 Holepyris species were placed in the genus Rysepyris (including Holepyris sylvanidis , now Rysepyris sylvanidis , a species studied as a biocontrol agent of some storage pests), and three Formosiepyris species were placed in the genus Holepyris. [2] As a result, there are now 23 species in the genus Holepyris:

Species

References

  1. ↑ Azevedo, Celso O.; Alencar, Isabel D. C. C.; Barbosa, Diego N. (2010). "Order Hymenoptera, family Bethylidae". Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 3: 388–411.
  2. ↑ Colombo, Wesley D.; Tribull, Carly M.; Waichert, Cecilia; Azevedo, Celso O. (2022). "Integrative taxonomy solves taxonomic impasses: a case study from Epyrinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)" . Royal Entomological Society. 47 (3): 504–529. Bibcode:2022SysEn..47..504C. doi:10.1111/syen.12544.


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