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Liostenogaster

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Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster flavolineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Stenogastrinae
Genus: Liostenogaster
Vecht, 1969

Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps from the subfamily Stenogastrinae of the family Vespidae which has a distribution centred on south-east Asia. It was named by the Dutch entomologist Jacobus van der Vecht from material collected by Japanese scientists on an expedition to Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia which took place in 1966.[1]

Species

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The following species are currently assigned to Liostenogaster:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Stefano Turillazzi (2013). The Biology of Hover Wasps. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 6. ISBN 978-3642326806.
  2. ^ "Liostenogaster". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 April 2017.