Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Apocrita Rank Family | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Superfamily Chrysidoidea | |
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Similar Embolemidae, Scolebythidae, Sierolomorphidae, Bradynobaenidae, Rhopalosomatidae | ||
The Sclerogibbidae are a small family of aculeate wasps in the superfamily Chrysidoidea.
Overview
Sclerogibbidae are ectoparasitoids of Embioptera. The female wasp oviposits an egg on the abdomen of a host. Once the larva emerges, it attaches itself to its host. After the host is consumed, the larva detaches itself from the carcass and spins a cocoon.
The currently recognised subfamilies of the Sclerogibbidae family are:
References
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