Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Hymenoptera of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not ...more ↓

Enicospilus

Enicospilus is a genus of large Ichneumonidae wasp, which do not sting. They are unusual for wasps in that they fly at night and can be found near porch lights. While these wasps resemble crane flies with long legs and long, thin bodies, the presence of two sets of wings distinguishes them from the single pair of wings of diptera (true flies including crane flies). There are ...more ↓

Spathius

Spathius is a genus of doryctine wasps.

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