Laelius voracis

Laelius voracis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Bethylidae
Genus:	Laelius
Species:	L. voracis
Binomial name
	Laelius voracis; Muesebeck, 1939

Last updated January 08, 2026

Laelius voracis is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Bethylidae. It is a gregarious idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid of the furniture carpet beetle, Anthrenus flavipes , a small beetle in the family Dermestidae. It has been reported from the USA (Washington, D. C.) and from India.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Muesebeck, Carl F. W. (1939). "The North American species of the genus Laelius Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 52: 171–175.
↑ Kurian, C. (1954). "Description of five new and records and redescriptions of two known Bethyloidea (parasitic Hymenoptera) from India". Agra University Journal Research (Science). 3: 416–439.

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[1] Muesebeck, Carl F. W. (1939). "The North American species of the genus Laelius Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 52: 171–175.

[2] Kurian, C. (1954). "Description of five new and records and redescriptions of two known Bethyloidea (parasitic Hymenoptera) from India". Agra University Journal Research (Science). 3: 416–439.

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