Spathius

Spathius
Spathius galinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Subfamily:	Doryctinae
Genus:	Spathius Nees, 1818
Species
many, including Spathius agrili Spathius elegans Spathius galinae Spathius thorpei
Synonyms
Spatheus

Spathius is a genus of doryctine wasps. The larvae of this genus of wasps feed on beetle larvae. They act as biological controllers of the certain pest beetles, such as Hylurgopinus rufipes ^[1] and the emerald ash borer. ^[2]

References

1. Atlas of World Wildlife.
2. Quicke, Donald L. J. (2015). The braconid and ichneumonid parasitoid wasps: biology, systematics, evolution and ecology (1st published ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell. p. 233. ISBN   9781118907054.

• Belokobylskij, S.A.; Austin, A.D. 2013: New species of flightless doryctine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Australia and New Zealand. Australian journal of entomology, 52(4), pages 338–355, doi : 10.1111/aen.12042
• Belokobylskij & Maeto 2009: Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Japan. Volume 1. Natura optima dux Foundation, Warszawa, 2009, pages 1–806
• Belokobylskij, S.A.; Samartsev, K.G. 2014: Palaearctic species of the Spathius exarator species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) with entirely sculptured mesopleuron. Zootaxa 3900 (4), pages 483–504, doi : 10.11646/zootaxa.3900.4.2
• Tang, P., Belokobylskij, S. & Chen, X-X. 2015: Spathius Nees, 1818 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) from China with a key to species. Zootaxa 3960 (1), pages 1–132, doi : 10.11646/zootaxa.3960.1.1

External links

• Data related to Spathius at Wikispecies
• Media related to Spathius at Wikimedia Commons
• "Spathius". The Encyclopedia of Life .