Rhopalosoma Explained

Rhopalosoma is a genus of wasps in family Rhopalosomatidae. Members of this family are parasitic of crickets.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Rhopalosoma alvarengai Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma angulare Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma bahianum Schulz, 1906
• Rhopalosoma bolivianum Brues, 1943
• Rhopalosoma breelandi Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma guianense Schulz, 1906
• Rhopalosoma haitiense Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma hispaniola Lohrmann, 2019
• Rhopalosoma impar Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma isopus Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma lanceolatum Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma minus Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma missionicum Ogloblin, 1951
• Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
• Rhopalosoma obliquum Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma poeyi Cresson, 1865
• Rhopalosoma scaposum Townes, 1977
• Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhopalosomatidae of Mississippi . Mississippi State University . 2015-05-15.
2. Web site: Genus Rhopalosoma . Lohrmann, V. . A.S. Kroupa . amp . 2019 . The Rhopalosomatidae of the world. Version 1. Published on the Internet; rhopalosomatidae.hymis.net . 25 May 2020.