| Coptera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Subfamily: | Diapriinae |
| Tribe: | Psilini |
| Genus: | Coptera Say, 1836 |
Coptera is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Diapriidae.[1]
They are a genus of parasitic wasps. Coptera females search for hosts. The known hosts are primarily true fruit flies.
This genus is found in Southeast Asia, Europe, Central and Southern Africa, and North and South America.[1]
Species
Species include:[1]
- Coptera acantha Montilla & García, 2016
- Coptera alticeps (Kieffer, 1911)
- Coptera angulata Muesebeck, 1980
- Coptera anka Krogmann, et al., 2018
- Coptera ateles Montilla & García, 2016
- Coptera campanada Montilla & García, 2016
- Coptera cingulatae
- Coptera crassicornis (Kieffer, 1911)
- Coptera tonic Ericson & Forbes, 2020
References
- "Coptera Say, 1836". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- Ericson, Hannah C.; Forbes, Andrew A. (2020-11-05). "Description of the new species Coptera tonic (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae), a pupal parasitoid of Rhagoletis juniperina Marcovitch (Diptera, Tephritidae), and revised partial keys to Nearctic Coptera Say". ZooKeys (985): 49–60. Bibcode:2020ZooK..985...49E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.985.56974. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7661480. PMID 33223874.