Biosteres is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Braconidae.
The genus was first described by Förster in 1862.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Biosteres arenarius <small>(Stelfox, 1959)</small> - also known as Opius arenarius in Ireland, found in France, Germany, Turkey, and Iran
- Biosteres blandus <small>(Haliday, 1837)</small> - also known as Opius blandus, hosts include Pegomya and Agromyza
- Biosteres brevipalpis <small>(Thomson, 1895)</small>
- Biosteres carbonarius <small>Nees, 1834</small>
- Biosteres haemorrhoeus <small>(Haliday, 1837)</small> - hosts are of the genus Pegomya, including P. bicolor
- Biosteres longicauda <small>(Thomson, 1895)</small>
- Biosteres spinaciae <small>(Thomson, 1895)</small>
- Biosteres tryoni <small>(Cameron, 1911)</small> - parasitoid of Ceratitis capitata
- Biosteres wesmaelii <small>Haliday, 1837</small>
- Biosteres vandenboschi
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