Dinarmus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Pteromalidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pteromalidae |
| Subfamily: | Pteromalinae |
| Genus: | Dinarmus Thomson, 1878 |
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Many species in this genus are parasitoids, and some species (such as D. basalis[2] and D. vagabundus[3]) are used in integrated pest management to prevent the destruction of cowpea crops by Callosobruchus larvae.
Species:[1]
- Dinarmus acutus (Thomson, 1878)
- Dinarmus altifrons (Walker, 1862)
- Dinarmus basalis (Rondani, 1877)
- Dinarmus colemani (Crawford, 1913)
- Dinarmus garouae (Risbec, 1956)
- Dinarmus italicus (Masi, 1922)
- Dinarmus ivorensis Rasplus, 1986
- Dinarmus lamtoensis Rasplus, 1989
- Dinarmus latialis (Masi, 1924)
- Dinarmus maculatus (Masi, 1924)
- Dinarmus magnus (Rohwer, 1934)
- Dinarmus major (Masi, 1924)
- Dinarmus parvula (Masi, 1922)
- Dinarmus schwenkei Roomi, Khan & Khan, 1973
- Dinarmus simus (Girault, 1915)
- Dinarmus steffani Rasplus, 1986
- Dinarmus vagabundus (Timberlake, 1926)
- Dinarmus yagouae (Risbec, 1956)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dinarmus Thomson, 1878". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Amevoin, K.; Sanon, A.; Apossaba, M.; Glitho, I.A. (2007). "Biological control of bruchids infesting cowpea by the introduction of Dinarmus basalis (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) adults into farmers' stores in West Africa". Journal of Stored Product Research. 43 (3): 240–247. doi:10.1016/j.jspr.2006.06.004. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ Raja, N.; Albert, S; Ignacimuthu, S (2000). "Effect of solvent residues of Vitex negundo Linn. and Cassia fistula Linn. on pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. and its larval parasitoid, Dinarmus vagabundus (Timberlake)" (PDF). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 38 (3): 290–292. ISSN 0975-1009. PMID 10927878. Retrieved 2021-08-01.