Sparasionidae Explained

Sparasionidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Platygastroidea. Known species are parasitoids of the eggs of orthopterans.^[1]

Taxonomy

• Archaeoteleia Masner – Burmese amber, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Baltic amber, Eocene – New Zealand, Chile, recent
• †Electroteleia Brues – Baltic amber, Eocene
• Mexon Masner & Johnson – Americas
• Listron Musetti & Johnson – Americas
• Sceliomorpha Ashmead – Americas
• Sparasion Latreille – Nearctic, Palearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental regions

Notes and References

1. Chen. Huayan. Lahey. Zachary. Talamas. Elijah J.. Valerio. Alejandro A.. Popovici. Ovidiu A.. Musetti. Luciana. Klompen. Hans. Polaszek. Andrew. Masner. Lubomír. Austin. Andrew D.. Johnson. Norman F.. 2021. An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification. Systematic Entomology. en. 46. 4. 1088–1113. 10.1111/syen.12511. 237486714 . 1365-3113. free.