Trichacis is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Platygastridae. Members of this genus have a tuft of setae on the mesoscutellum and transverse striae or rugulae above the antennae. They are parasitoids of Cecidomyiidae, although the hosts of most species remain unknown.[1]

Trichacis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Platygastridae
Subfamily: Platygastrinae
Genus: Trichacis
Förster, 1856
Female specimen of Trichacis tristis, lateral habitus. Collected from Rügen Island, Germany, May 2015.

The genus has been revised for the Nearctic,[2] Neotropics,[3] and Europe.[1] There have been more than 60 species described in Trichacis;[4][5][6] however, many of these have been since synonymized.[1]

Species

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These 66 species belong to the genus Trichacis:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Awad, Jessica; Krogmann, Lars; Talamas, Elijah (2023-05-08). "Illuminating a Dark Taxon: Revision of European Trichacis Förster (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) reveals a glut of synonyms". Zootaxa. 5278 (3): 563–577. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5278.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 37518757.
  2. ^ Masner, Lubomir (September 1983). "REVISION OF THE NEARCTIC SPECIES OF TRICHACIS FOERSTER (HYMENOPTERA: PROCTOTRUPOIDEA: PLATYGASTRIDAE)". The Canadian Entomologist. 115 (9): 1071–1093. doi:10.4039/Ent1151071-9. ISSN 1918-3240. S2CID 86083032.
  3. ^ Arias-Penna, Tania Milena; Masner, Lubomir; Delsinne, Thibaut (2012-06-07). "Revision of the Neotropical species of Trichacis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae), with description of 24 new species". Zootaxa. 3337 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3337.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ "Trichacis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. ^ "Trichacis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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