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Mesostoinae
Subfamily of wasps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mesostoinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps with a Gondwanan distribution.[1] The members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings.[citation needed]
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Biology
The Mesostoini and Hydrangeocolini include primary gall formers on Banksia[2] and parasites of the gall-forming Cecidomyiidae. The Avgini include parasitoids of leaf-mining and leaf-rolling Lepidoptera.[1]
Genera
This subfamily contains the following thirteen genera:[1]
Avgini (Austrohormiini)
- Apoavga
- Austrohormius
- Canberria
- Doryctomorpha
- Hormiitis
- Neptihormius
- Proavga
Hydrangeocolini
- Aspilodemon
- Hydrangeocola
Mesostoini
- Andesipolis
- Opiopterus
- Mesostoa
- Praonopterus
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