Description of the Diapriidae Family (Insecta: Diptera)

Abstract

Diapriidae are commonly found in moist and shady habitats, where they can be very diverse; despite its abundance, little is known about its biology. The basal diapriids, Belytinae and Ambositrinae are probably parasitoids of larvae or pupae of Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae (Diptera). Diapriinae are mostly Diptera parasitoids (Brachycera and Cyclorrhapha), some species parasitize staphylinid and scarab (Coleoptera) larvae others are associated with Formicidae (or with dipterans associated with ants. Some species of Diapriidae were used in biological control programs for dipterans. The purpose of this article is to obtain description of the Family (Insecta: Hymenoptera). In this article, the bionomy of the Diapriidae Family will be studied. To this end, a bibliographic survey of Ichneumonidae was carried out in the years 1940 to 2021. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented at national and international scientific events, Doctoral Thesis and Master's Dissertation were considered. Data were also obtained from platforms such as: Academia.edu, Frontiers, Qeios, Pubmed, Biological Abstract, Publons, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science and ERIC.