Sapygidae

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Sapygidae is a small family of parasitic wasps within the superfamily Vespoidea, whose larvae typically develop as parasitoids of solitary bees.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sapygidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf taxon ⓘ
wasp family ⓘ
adultDiet nectar ⓘ
pollen ⓘ
antennaCharacteristic filiform antennae ⓘ
belongsToClade Hymenopteran parasitoids ⓘ
belongsToSuborder Apocrita ⓘ
bodyCharacteristic often black with white or yellow markings ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName sapygid wasps ⓘ
describedAs small family of parasitic wasps ⓘ
developmentType holometabolous ⓘ
distribution worldwide ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole natural enemy of solitary bees ⓘ
hasLifeStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
larva ⓘ
pupa ⓘ
higherClassification Aculeata ⓘ
hostPreference solitary bees rather than social bees ⓘ
hostTaxon Apoidea ⓘ
impactOnHosts reduces reproductive success of solitary bees ⓘ
includesGenus Parasapyga ⓘ
Polochrum ⓘ
Sapyga ⓘ
interactionWithHumans generally harmless to humans ⓘ
isA parasitic wasp family ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalDevelopmentSite nests of solitary bees ⓘ
larvalHost solitary bees ⓘ
larvalLifestyle parasitoid ⓘ
notableTrait close association with bee nesting biology ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
ovipositionBehavior lays eggs in nests of solitary bees ⓘ
parasitismType ectoparasitoid ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
recognizedBy entomologists ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy parasitoid of bee larvae ⓘ
researchUse study of host–parasitoid interactions ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Latreille ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
stingCapability females can sting ⓘ
superfamily Vespoidea ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
wingCharacteristic usually clear wings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vespoidea → includes → Sapygidae ⓘ