Pediobius

Pediobius
	Pediobius metallicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Eulophidae
Subfamily:	Entedoninae
Genus:	Pediobius; Walker, 1846
Type species
	Pediobius imbreus; (Walker, 1846)
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Amestocharis Girault, 1913; Chrysoatomoides Girault, 1913; Cluthaira Cameron, 1912; Entedon (Pediobius) Walker, 1846; Entedonomyia Girault, 1915; Entedonopseus Girault, 1915; Epacrias Girault, 1913; Epipleurotropis Girault, 1917; Heptomerus Rondani, 1874; Horismenopsis Girault, 1915; Mesentedon Girault, 1920; Mestocharoideus Girault, 1913; Mestocharomyia Girault, 1915; Microterus Spinola, 1811; Neopseudacrias Girault, 1915; Pleurotropis Förster, 1856; Pseudacrias Girault, 1913; Pseudacriasoides Girault, 1917; Rhopalotus Förster, 1856; Spartiophilus Rondani, 1872;

Pediobius is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the chalcid wasp family Eulophidae. Like their relatives, the larvae of these diminutive wasps are parasitoids of various arthropods (mainly insects). Some Pediobius are used in biological pest control.

There are over 200 species in the genus Pedobius^[1] and these include:

References

^ ^a ^b GUMOVSKY, ALEX (2018-06-21). "New enigmatic species of the genus Pediobius (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from Afrotropics, with notes on related genera". Zootaxa. 4438 (2). Magnolia Press. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4438.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
^ Samin, N.; Yegorenkova, E. (2014). "To study family Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of northwestern Iran". Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica. 49 (2). Akademiai Kiado Zrt.: 235–243. doi:10.1556/aphyt.49.2014.2.9. ISSN 0238-1249.

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