Dirhininae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Chalcididae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Dirhininae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Dirhininae
Dirhininae is a subfamily of chalcidid wasps in the family Chalcididae. There are four genera.
Dirhinini have a pair of horns on the head and found in the tropics. This group has more than 100 species but many are undescribed.
It develops as a parasite using a host, usually various Brachycera.
The wasp uses its horns, mandible, and their heavy body to emerge from the host.
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