Contribution to the knowledge of the Chrysididae (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Carlos Henrique Marchiori *

Instituto Federal Goiano, Biology, Parasitology, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
 
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Open Access Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2023, 05(02), 150–171.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjms.2023.5.2.0028
Publication history: 
Received on 25 April 2023; revised on 24 June 2023; accepted on 26 June 2023
 
Abstract: 
Chrysididae Family of solitary Hymenoptera, of medium size, which deposit their eggs in the offspring of other Hymenoptera, so that the larvae of these serve as food for the larvae that will emerge two eggs. Remembering the cuckoo bird's behavior of using other birds' nests to lay their eggs. The objective of this manuscript was to know the Family Chrysididae (Insecta: Hymenoptera). For this, a bibliographic survey of Chrysididae was carried out in the years 1911 to 2021. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented at national and international scientific events were considered. Data were also obtained from platforms such as Academia.edu, Frontiers, Qeios, Biological Abstract, Publons, Dialnet, World, Wide Science and Springer.
 
Keywords: 
Cuckoo wasp; Ectoparasitoids; Endoparasitoids; Kleptoparasites; Phylogeny
 
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