Astata is a cosmopolitan genus of solitary predatory wasps in the family Astatidae. They are known to prey on adults and nymphs of Pentatomidae. Astata is the largest genus in this subfamily, and is identified by features of its wing venation. The males of this genus and the related genus Dryudella have very large compound eyes that broadly meet at the top of the head.
There are 87 known species and subspecies of Astata worldwide, a few of which are listed here:
- Astata affinis <small>Vander Linden, 1829</small>
- Astata apostata <small>Mercet, 1910</small>
- Astata bicolor <small>Say, 1823</small>
- Astata boops <small>(Schrank, 1781)</small>
- Astata brevitarsis <small>PuÃ
Âawski, 1958</small>
- Astata costae <small>A. Costa, 1867</small>
- Astata diversipes <small>PuÃ
Âawski, 1955</small>
- Astata gallica <small>de Beaumont, 1942</small>
- Astata graeca <small>de Beaumont, 1965</small>
- Astata leuthstromi <small>Ashmead 1897</small>
- Astata melanaria <small>Cameron, 1905</small>
- Astata minor <small>Kohl, 1885</small>
- Astata occidentalis <small>Cresson, 1881</small>
- Astata quettae <small>Nurse, 1903</small>
- Astata rufipes <small>Mocsáry, 1883</small>
- Astata unicolor <small>Say, 1824</small>
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