Dryinidae

VIRLA, EDUARDO G.; OLMI, M.

Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos

Sociedad Entomológica Argentina

Lugar: Mendoza; Año: 2008; p. 357 - 372

A treatment on Dryinidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea) summarizing the main morphologic and biological characters of the family is presented. Dryinidae are known as parasitoids of nymphs and adults of Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera). The family is present in all the continents. A key to the subfamilies present in the Neotropical region is presented. In Argentina, dryinids wasps were represented by 130 species and data on distribution were added. Six species are quoted for the first time: Deinodryinus actuosus Olmi 1984, Neodryinus trinitatis Richards 1951, Gonatopus neotropicus (Olmi 1986), G. autumnalis Olmi 1984, G. moyaraygozai Olmi 1989 and G. tuxtlanus Olmi 1987. Geographic distributions of 20 species are enlarged at provincial level.