Aleiodes

Aleiodes (Greek ἀ "not", λείος "smooth", εἵδος "appearance") is a genus of the family Braconidae of parasitoid wasps described by Constantin Wesmael in 1838. They are also known as mummy-wasps. The female feeds on the caterpillars of various species, including many pests such as Gypsy moths and tent caterpillars, and then deposits eggs and wraps the prey in a “mummy”. The larva and pupa feed on the caterpillar, and the adult breaks out, leaving the wrapping behind.

There are thousands of species, including these:

• Aleiodes cacuangoi named after Dolores Cacuango
• Aleiodes colberti named after Stephen Colbert
• Aleiodes coxalis
• Aleiodes elleni named after Ellen DeGeneres
• Aleiodes falloni named after Jimmy Fallon
• Aleiodes frosti named after Robert Frost (American poet)
• Aleiodes gaga named after Lady Gaga
• Aleiodes heterogaster type species of genus
• Aleiodes kingmani named after Eduardo Kingman
• Aleiodes shakirae named after Shakira (Colombian singer)
• Aleiodes stewarti named after Jon Stewart (American comedian)
• Aleiodes tashimai

References

• Wesmael, Constantin (1838). "Monographie de Braconides de Belgigue". Nouvelles Memoires de l’Academie Royale de Bruxelles. 11: 1–167. 
• "Shakira, Robert Frost, Ellen, and other famous people get wasps named after them". 
• "Genus Aleiodes - Mummy-wasps". BugGuide. 
• Shimbori, Eduardo Mitio; Shaw, Scott Richard (2014). "Twenty-four new species of Aleiodes Wesmael from the eastern Andes of Ecuador with associated biological information (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae).". ZooKeys. 405: 1–81. doi:10.3897/zookeys.405.7402. 

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