''Diolcogaster'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps within the subfamily

Microgastrinae Microgastrinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps, encompassing almost 3,000 described species, with an estimated 30,000–50,000 total species. This makes it one of the richest subfamilies with the most species of parasitoid wasps. Genera These ...

of the family

Braconidae The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis ...

. The genus is poorly studied, likely with multiple undescribed species. The type species is ''Diolcogaster melligaster'' (Provancher, 1886), formerly ''Microgaster melligaster''. Species in this genus parasitize

lepidopterans Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described specie ...

and are geographically widespread. There are more than 140 described species in ''Diolcogaster'' found throughout the world.

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Microgastrinae Braconidae genera {{Ichneumonoidea-stub

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