Aphelopus Explained

Aphelopus is a genus of insects belonging to the family Dryinidae.^[1] It is recognizable by only one costal cell surrounded by pigmented veins.^[2]

The genus was first described by Dalman in 1823.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Aphelopus atratus (Dalman, 1823)
• Aphelopus bennettii (Olmi 2004) ^[2]
• Aphelopus camus (Richards 1939) ^[2]
• Aphelopus koreanus (Olmi 2009) ^[2]
• Aphelopus luteoceps (Xu & He 1999) ^[2]
• Aphelopus maetoi (Olmi 1995) ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aphelopus Dalman, 1823 . www.gbif.org . 17 February 2021 . en.
2. Kim . Chang-Jun . Lee . Jong-Wook . A Taxonomical Review of the Genus Aphelopus(Hymenoptera: Dryinidae: Aphelopinae) from South Korea . Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity . 2016 . 32 . 3 . 159–168 . 10.5635/ASED.2016.32.3.002 . 8 December 2022 . 2234-6953. free .