Brachygaster

Brachygaster is a genus of insects belonging to the family Evaniidae.^[1] It was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815.^[1]

Brachygaster
Brachygaster minutus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Evaniidae
Genus:	Brachygaster Leach, 1815
Synonyms[1]
Semaedogaster Bradley, 1905

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.^[1]

Species

Species include the following:

• Brachygaster aethiopicus Magretti, 1908 - Ethiopia^[2]
• Brachygaster bidentata Kieffer, 1911 - Afrotropical^[2][3]
• Brachygaster bleusei Pic, 1923
• Brachygaster conjugens Enderlein, 1909
• Brachygaster globiceps Benoit, 1953 - Democratic Republic of the Congo^[2]
• Brachygaster minutus (Olivier, 1792) - Western Palearctic^[4]
• Brachygaster murrayorum Elliott, 2005
• Brachygaster notauliferus Benoit, 1953 - Democratic Republic of the Congo^[2]
• Brachygaster tschekylli Madl, 1989

References

1. "Brachygaster Leach, 1815". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
2. van Noort, Simon. "Evaniidae: Classification and checklist of Afrotropical evaniid wasps". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
3. GBIF. "Brachygaster minutus (Olivier, 1792)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
4. GBIF. "Brachygaster minutus (Olivier, 1792)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 November 2024.