Dirhininae
| Dirhininae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chalcididae |
| Subfamily: | Dirhininae |
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Dirhininae is a subfamily of chalcidid wasps in the family Chalcididae. There are four genera.
Dirhinini have a pair of horns on the head and found in the tropics. This group has more than 100 species but many are undescribed.
Believed to develop as a parasite using the host which usually consists of various brachycerus Diptera.
Believed to use horns, mandible, and heavy body to emerge from the host.