Smicromorpha
Genus of wasps
Smicromorpha is a genus of parasitoid wasps of the Chalcididae family in the tribe Smicromorphini. This genus was created by Girault on the basis of Smicromorpha doddi and named after the entomologist Frederick Parkhurst Dodd who had collected specimens. Species in the genus are known to parasitize ants of the genus Oecophylla and pupae have been found inside the gaster of adult ants.
Species
S. masneri
There are 8 described species with a distribution in Asia, Australia and Africa.
Smicromorpha attenboroughi Binoy, Shreevihar & Nasser, 2021 - India
Smicromorpha banksi Naumann, 1986 - Australia, Papua New Guinea
Smicromorpha doddi Girault, 1913 - Australia
Smicromorpha eudela Naumann, 1986 - Australia
Smicromorpha keralensis Narendran, 1979 - India
Smicromorpha lagynos Naumann, 1986 - Australia, Indonesia
Smicromorpha masneri Darling, 2009 - Vietnam
Smicromorpha minera Girault, 1926 - Australia
References
1 2 3 Girault, A.A. (1913). "Some chalcidoid Hymenoptera from north Queensland" . Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A . 79 (6): 70– 90.
↑ "Search | COL" . www.catalogueoflife.org . Retrieved 2026-06-23 .
↑ Copeland, Robert S.; Mekonnen, Bethelihem; Delvare, Gerard (2022-09-13). "Parasitisation of Weaver Ants by a Species of Smicromorpha Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae: Smicromorphinae) and Unequivocal Evidence of Its Presence in the Afrotropical Region" . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 124 (1). doi :10.4289/0013-8797.124.1.13 . ISSN 0013-8797 .
↑ Naumann, I D (1986). "A revision of the Indo-Australian Smicromorphinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)" . Memoirs of the Queensland Museum . 22 . Queensland Museum: 169– 187.
↑ Binoy, C.; Santhosh, S.; Nasser, M. (2021-06-23). "Review of Smicromorpha Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) with description of a new species from India" . Zootaxa . 4991 (1): 131– 149. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.4991.1.6 . ISSN 1175-5334 . PMID 34186732 .
↑ T.C, Narendran. "A new species and a new record of the interesting genus Smicromorpha Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) from Oriental region" . JBNHS . 75 (3): 908– 911.
↑ Darling, Chris (2009-09-14). "A new species of Smicromorpha (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) from Vietnam, with notes on the host association of the genus" . ZooKeys (20): 155– 163. Bibcode :2009ZooK...20..155D . doi :10.3897/zookeys.20.195 . ISSN 1313-2970 .