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Eulophidae is a large family of hymenopteran insects, with over 4,300 described species in some 300 genera (see list of eulophid genera). The family as presently defined also includes the genus Elasmus, which was previously treated as a separate family, "Elasmidae", and is now treated as a subfamily of Eulophidae. These minute insects are challenging to study as they deteriorate rapidly after death unless extreme care is taken (e.g., preservation in ethanol), making identification of most museum specimens difficult. The larvae of a very few species feed on plants but the majority are primary parasitoids on a huge range of arthropods at all stages of development. They are exceptional in that they are one of two hymenopteran families with some species that are known to parasitize Thysanoptera. Eulophids are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats (one is even aquatic, parasitising psephenid beetles).
Eulophids are separable from most other Chalcidoidea by the possession of only 4 tarsomeres on each leg, a small, straight protibial spur (as opposed to the larger, curved one in most other chalcidoids), and by antennae with 2-4 funicle segments and at most ten antennomeres.
See also
External links
- Key to Nearctic Eulophid genera
- Eulophidae family description
- Fauna Europaea
- Nomina Insecta Nearctica
- Ponent Spanish. Images.
- Universal Chalcidoidea Database
- Cirrospilus ingenuus, a citrus leafminer parasitoid on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- Semielacher petiolatus, a citrus leafminer parasitoid on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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