Mesostoinae

Mesostoinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Mesostoinae
Wikispecies has information related to: Mesostoinae

The Mesostoinae, is a subfamily of wasps endemic to Australia.It contains four genera:

The members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings. A unique feature of this subfamily is that all the known species are primary gall formers on Banksia.

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