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Project title: 
Taxonomy of jewel wasps (Chalcidoidea)
ZFMK Project lead: 
Dr. Ralph S. Peters
Unit: 
Hymenoptera
Object of research: 
Hymenoptera

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Chalcidoidea are a very species rich group of parasitoid wasps. Many representatives arevery small, and the taxonomy of many groups is not well-studied. In this project we conduct taxonomic studies, especially in the family Pteromalidae.

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Dr. Ralph S. Peters
Head of Hymenoptera Section
Curator
Deputy Head of Department Arthropoda
Editor-in-chief Bonn zoological Bulletin
Hymenoptera
+49 228 9122-290
+49 228 9122-212
r.peters [at] leibniz-lib.de