Liopteridae
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Liopteridae is a family of wood-boring parasitoid wasps. They occur worldwide with concentrations in the African Tropics.[1] These insects have a petiolate abdomen. There are 10 genera and more than 140 species known.[1]
Classification
- Subfamily Dallatorrellinae (Australasian, Oriental)
- Genus Mesocynips Cameron, 1903 (Oriental)
- Genus Dallatorrella Kieffer, 1911 (Australasian, Oriental)
- Subfamily Mayrellinae (Worldwide)
- Genus Kiefferiella Ashmead, 1903 (Nearctic)
- Genus Paramblynotus Cameron, 1908 (Worldwide)
- Subfamily Liopterinae (Neotropical)
- Genus Liopteron Perty, 1833
- Genus Peras Westwood, 1837
- Genus Pseudibalia Kieffer, 1911
- Subfamily Oberthuerellinae (Afrotropical)
- Genus Oberthuerella Saussure, 1890
- Genus Tessmannella Hedicke, 1912
- Genus Xenocynips Kieffer, 1910
References
Wikispecies has information related to Liopteridae.
- ^ a b "Liopteridae - WaspWeb". waspweb.org. 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.