Liopteridae

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Liopteridae
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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 (Australasian, Oriental)
    • Genus Cameron, 1903 (Oriental)
    • Genus Kieffer, 1911 (Australasian, Oriental)
  • Subfamily (Worldwide)
    • Genus Ashmead, 1903 (Nearctic)
    • Genus Cameron, 1908 (Worldwide)
  • Subfamily (Neotropical)
    • Genus Perty, 1833
    • Genus Westwood, 1837
    • Genus Kieffer, 1911
  • Subfamily (Afrotropical)
    • Genus Saussure, 1890
    • Genus Hedicke, 1912
    • Genus Kieffer, 1910

References[]

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


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