''Diolcogaster'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps within the subfamily
Microgastrinae 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 and are geographically widespread. There are more than 140 described species in ''Diolcogaster'' found throughout the world.
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See also
* List of ''Diolcogaster'' species
References
Microgastrinae
Braconidae genera
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