Idris (wasp)

Idris
Close shot of several Idris species
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scelionidae
Subfamily: Scelioninae
Genus: Idris
Förster, 1856
Synonyms
  • Acoloides Howard, 1889
  • Dissacolus Kieffer, 1926
  • Indris Ashmead, 1887
  • Tasmanacolus Hickman, 1968
  • Tasmanibaeus Hickman, 1968

Idris is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Platygastridae, containing about 160 described species. This genus is part of the tribe Baeini, which are egg parasitoids. Members of the genus Idris are mostly parasitoids of spider eggs, but at least one member of the genus uses stink bugs as hosts.