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Braconidae
family of parasitoid wasps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. They are one of the richest families of insects: there are between 50,000 and 150,000 species worldwide. The species are grouped into 45 subfamilies and about 1,000 genera.
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Braconidae | |
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Atanycolus sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
Family: | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 |
Subfamilies | |
There are 47 subfamilies | |
Synonyms | |
Stenophasmidae Benoit, 1949 |
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