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Callitula

Callitula is a genus of insects belonging to the family Pteromalidae.

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Callitula pyrrhogaster from Wales, UK
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pteromalidae
Subfamily: Pteromalinae
Genus: Callitula
Spinola, 1811
Callitula insect walking across metal surface
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Callitula is a genus of insects belonging to the family Pteromalidae.1

The genus was first described by Spinola in 1811.1

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.1

Species:

  • Callitula anguloclypea Sureshan, 2002 1
  • Callitula bambusae Narendran & Jobiraj, 2001 1
  • Callitula bicolor Spinola, 1811 2
  • Callitula ferrierei (Bouček, 1964) 3
  • Callitula peethapada Narendran & Mohana, 2001
  • Callitula pyrrhogaster (Walker, 1833)1
  • Callitula travancorensis Sureshan, 2002
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References

  1. "Callitula Spinola, 1811". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. Wiśniowski, Bogdan; Jirak-Leszczyńska, Agata (28 September 2021). "Additions to the list of pteromalid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) of Ojców National Park in Poland with records of seven species new to the Polish fauna". Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom Entomology. 30. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5534441.
  3. Bayegan, Zainab; Lotfalizadeh, Hosseinali; Mohammadreza zargaran; Pooraiiouby, Rana (2014-06-01). "New record of the genus and species Callitula ferrierei (Bouček) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from Iran – DOAJ". Journal of Crop Protection. 3 (2). University of Tarbiat Modares: 125–128. ISSN 2251-9041. Retrieved 2023-07-31.