Study of the aspects conceptual and taxonomic of Aphelinidae Family (Insect: Hymenoptera)

Carlos Henrique Marchiori *

Instituto Federal Goiano, Biology, Parasitology, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
 
Review
Open Access Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2022, 03(01), 009–027.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjms.2022.3.1.0023
Publication history: 
Received on 07 December 2021; revised on 12 January 2022; accepted on 14 January 2022
 
Abstract: 
The aphelinids (Aphelinidae) are a family of apocritic hymenopterans that includes tiny parasitoid wasps biology. parasitoids of mainly Hemiptera, also Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Dryinidae (Hymenoptera) and others Chalcidoidea. The purpose of this article is to obtain information on the characteristics and taxonomy of the Family Aphelinidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). In this study, quantitative and conceptual aspects were used. A selection of articles published from 1982 to 2021. The mini review was prepared in Goiânia, Goiás, from September to October 2021, through the Online Scientific, internet, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Frontiers, Biological Abstract, Publons, Qeios, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science, ERIC, Science Research.com, SEEK education, Periodicals CAPES, Google Academic, Bioline International, VADLO, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, Medline, LIS and Portal of Scientific Journals in Health Sciences. Despite its great importance, in the biological control of whiteflies, species diversity, taxonomy, morphology and biology of Aphelinidae is little known and studied in Brazil.
 
Keywords: 
Periodicals CAPES; Hemiptera: Aphidius; Hymenopteran; Pests
 
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