Holepyris


Holepyris is a genus of hymenopteran parasitoids in the family Bethylidae. These species use small beetle larvae as hosts for their larvae. Prior to a 2022 study that found this genus and other genera within the subfamily Epyrinae to be polyphyletic, there were 148 species in the genus Holepyris. Following a reclassification aiming at creating monophyletic genera of Epyrinae, 131 Holepyris species were placed in the genus Rysepyris, and three Formosiepyris species were placed in the genus Holepyris. As a result, there are now 23 species in the genus Holepyris:

Species

Holepyris africanus Kieffer, 19041Holepyris agraensis Holepyris algoaensis Kieffer, 1911Holepyris angusticollis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris bergevini Duchaussoy, 1916Holepyris bidentatus Kieffer, 1904Holepyris crenulatus Kieffer, 1906Holepyris fasciipennis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris fuscipennis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris levicollis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris lineatus Kieffer, 1906Holepyris maculipennis Holepyris marishi Holepyris natalensis Kieffer, 1913Holepyris orientalis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris punctaticollis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris rufitarsis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris rugulosus Holepyris shiva Holepyris sylvanidis Holepyris takasago Holepyris tibialis Kieffer, 1906Holepyris vietnamensis Holepyris vittatus Turner, 1928