Baeus

Baeus
Three female Baeus wasps under the microscope.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Scelionidae
Subfamily:	Scelioninae
Genus:	Baeus Haliday, 1833

Baeus sp. from Oklahoma, USA.

Baeus is a genus of wasps in the family Scelionidae. They are parasitoids of spider eggs.[1] They have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on every continent but Antarctica.[2]

Species

These 95 species belong to the genus Baeus[3]

• Baeus acuminatus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus agniparvathus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus airavata Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus americanus Howard, 1890
• Baeus anelosimus Margaría & Loiácono, 2006
• Baeus arachnevora (Risbec, 1956)
• Baeus arachnophagus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus archaearaneus Loiácono, 1973
• Baeus arthuri Stevens, 2007
• Baeus auraticeps Girault, 1915
• Baeus bagheera Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus bharathiae Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus californicus Pierce, 1939
• Baeus castaneus Kieffer, 1908
• Baeus chakora Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus chitrasena Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus ciprianii Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus curvatus Kieffer, 1910
• Baeus cyclosae Margaría & Loiácono, 2006
• Baeus densipilosus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus dorianus Mineo, 2013
• Baeus dux Girault, 1933
• Baeus flaviscapus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus fluminensis Araujo & Vivallo
• Baeus gajakarna Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus giganteus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus glenysae Stevens, 2007
• Baeus hallarakeri Stevens, 2007
• Baeus himalayanus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus iqbali Stevens, 2007
• Baeus itatiaiaensis Araujo & Vivallo
• Baeus jabaquara Margaría & Loiácono, 2006
• Baeus japonicus Kononova & Fursov, 1999
• Baeus jenningsi Stevens, 2007
• Baeus krishnareddyi Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus krumbiegeli Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus kubera Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus kuscheli Ogloblin, 1957
• Baeus latrodecti Dozier, 1931
• Baeus leai Dodd, 1914
• Baeus leucophthalmus Araujo & Vivallo
• Baeus longiabdominalis Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus machadoi (Risbec, 1957)
• Baeus mahanetra Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus mareecha Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus maruzzae Mineo, 2013
• Baeus maryae Stevens, 2007
• Baeus matthewi Stevens, 2007
• Baeus melanocephalus Araujo & Vivallo
• Baeus menaka Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus metazygiae Loiácono & Margaría, 2004
• Baeus minoculo Mineo, 2013
• Baeus minutus Ashmead, 1893
• Baeus mirandus Kononova, 1999
• Baeus moorei Stevens, 2007
• Baeus morenus Araujo & Vivallo
• Baeus murphyi Stevens, 2007
• Baeus mymyae Stevens, 2007
• Baeus nbairus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus nicobarensis Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus niger Ashmead, 1893
• Baeus nigrum Kononova & Fursov, 1999
• Baeus ocellatus Stevens, 2007
• Baeus persordidus Perkins, 1910
• Baeus piceus Ashmead, 1893
• Baeus platensis (Brèthes, 1913)
• Baeus poggianus Mineo, 2013
• Baeus prolatusspissus Stevens, 2007
• Baeus pygmaeus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus rachanae Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus rambha Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus ravana Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus reticulatus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus rotundiventris Gahan, 1924
• Baeus rufus Kononova & Fursov, 1999
• Baeus saliens (Hickman, 1967)
• Baeus scrobiculus Stevens, 2007
• Baeus seminulum Haliday, 1833
• Baeus senus Kozlov & Lê, 1987
• Baeus spirolimbus Stevens, 2007
• Baeus sreedeviae Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus striatus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus takshaka Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus tejaswii Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus tilottama Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus tripurasundari Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus tropaeumusbrevis Stevens, 2007
• Baeus tropaeumusdensus Stevens, 2007
• Baeus tumburu Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus urvashi Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus ventricosus Ogloblin, 1957
• Baeus vichitra Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus vulcanus Stevens, 2007
• Baeus xanthoclavatus Veenakumari, 2020
• Baeus zabriskiei (Ashmead, 1893)

References

1. Marshall, S. A. (May 2023). Hymenoptera: The Natural History & Diversity of Wasps, Bees & Ants. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-0-228-10371-4.
2. Baeus Haliday, 1833 in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-02-20.
3. "Baeus Haliday, 1833". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 20 February 2024.