Liopteridae

Summary

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]

Liopteridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily: Cynipoidea
Family: LiopteridaeAshmead, 1895 Subfamilies See text Classification edit
  • 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 edit

  1. ^ a b "Liopteridae - WaspWeb". waspweb.org. 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.