Brachygaster Explained

Brachygaster is a genus of insects belonging to the family Evaniidae.^[1] It was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

Species include the following:

• Brachygaster aethiopicus Magretti, 1908 - Ethiopia^[2]
• Brachygaster bidentata Kieffer, 1911 - Afrotropical^{[2] [3]}
• Brachygaster bleusei Pic, 1923
• Brachygaster conjugens Enderlein, 1909
• Brachygaster globiceps Benoit, 1953 - Democratic Republic of the Congo^[2]
• Brachygaster minutus (Olivier, 1792) - Western Palearctic^[4]
• Brachygaster murrayorum Elliott, 2005
• Brachygaster notauliferus Benoit, 1953 - Democratic Republic of the Congo^[2]
• Brachygaster tschekylli Madl, 1989

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brachygaster Leach, 1815 . www.gbif.org . 18 February 2021 . en.
2. Web site: van Noort . Simon . Evaniidae: Classification and checklist of Afrotropical evaniid wasps . WaspWeb . Iziko Museums of South Africa . 26 November 2024.
3. Web site: GBIF . Brachygaster minutus (Olivier, 1792) . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 26 November 2024.
4. Web site: GBIF . Brachygaster minutus (Olivier, 1792) . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 26 November 2024.