Liopteridae Explained

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liopteridae - WaspWeb . waspweb.org . 2020 . 30 October 2020 .