Study of conceptual and taxonomic aspects of Stephanidae family (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae)

Carlos Henrique Marchiori *

Instituto Federal Goiano, Biology, Parasitology, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
 
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Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2022, 03(01), 046–060.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2022.3.1.0026
Publication history: 
Received on 10 January 2022; revised on 14 February 2022; accepted on 16 February 2022
 
Abstract: 
If you see them very rarely, they are difficult to catch, because of them the knowledge of this family is very poor. There are some references that they are parasitoids of wood beetles’ larvae. Most of the parasites parasitize members of the Cerambycidae and Buprestidae families, only some gorgeous parasites (Curculionidae) and some use Hymenoptera. The purpose of this article is to obtain information on the characteristics and taxonomy of the Family Stephanidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). To this end, a bibliographic survey of Ichneumonidae was carried out in the years 1982 to 2021. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented at national and international scientific events, Doctoral Thesis and Master's Dissertation were considered. Data were also obtained from platforms such as: Academia.edu, Frontiers, Qeios, Pubmed, Biological Abstract, Publons, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science and ERIC.
 
Keywords: 
Hyperparasitoid; Tree; Coleoptera; Prague; Natural enemy
 
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