Platygaster
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| Platygaster pupae inside gall | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Platygastridae |
| Subfamily: | Platygastrinae |
| Genus: | Platygaster |
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Platygaster sp. in copula. Filmed on a fallen beech in a forest near Marburg, Hesse, Germany
Platygaster is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Platygastridae.[1] There are more than 560 described species in Platygaster.[2][3][4]
See also[]
Platygaster sp. female
Platygaster sp. on goldenrod
Platygaster
References[]
- ^ Buhl, P.N. 1994. A remarkable new species of Platygaster Latreille, 1809 from Denmark (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). Entomofauna 15(2): 13–20
- ^ "Platygaster Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Platygaster". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Platygaster genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
Further reading[]
- Talamas, E.J.; Thompson, J.; Cutler, A.; Fitzsimmons-Schoenbe, R.; et al. (2017). "An online photographic catalog of primary types of Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 56: 187–224. doi:10.3897/jhr.56.10774.
External links[]
Media related to Platygaster at Wikimedia Commons
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- Parasitic wasps
- Hymenoptera genera
- Platygastridae
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