Aleiodes
Aleiodes shakirae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Rogadinae
Tribe: Aleiodini
Genus: Aleiodes
Wesmael, 1838
Synonyms[1]
  • Aliodes Agassiz, 1846
Aleiodes rugulosus

Aleiodes (Greek "not", λείος "smooth", εἵδος "appearance") is a genus of the family Braconidae of parasitoid wasps described by Constantin Wesmael in 1838. They are also known as mummy-wasps.

The female attacks caterpillars of various species, including many pests such as spongy moths and tent caterpillars, and then deposits eggs in the caterpillars. The eggs hatch and the wasp larva feeds on the caterpillar, leaving a hardened caterpillar skin, or mummy. The wasp pupates within the mummy and eventually the adult breaks out, leaving a small hole in the husk of the caterpillar.

There are thousands of species, including:

References

Data related to Aleiodes at Wikispecies


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