Scelio Explained
Scelio is a large genus (at least 240 and possibly 500 species), the largest within the family Scelionidae, of parasitic wasp whose known target host include the eggs of grasshoppers (Acrididae, Orthoptera).[1] They are found worldwide and some species have been implemented as biological control agents.
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Notes and References
- Matthew J. Yoder . Alejandro A. Valerio . Andrew Polaszek . Lubomír Masner . Norman F. Johnson . amp . 2009 . Revision of Scelio pulchripennis-group species (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae) . . 20 . 10.3897/zookeys.20.205 . 53–118. free . 2009ZooK...20...53Y .
