Liopteridae


Liopteridae is a family of wood-boring parasitoid wasps. They occur worldwide with concentrations in the African Tropics.
These insects have a petiolate abdomen. There are 10 genera and more than 140 species known.

Classification

  • Subfamily Dallatorrellinae
  • * Genus Mesocynips Cameron, 1903
  • * Genus Dallatorrella Kieffer, 1911
  • Subfamily Mayrellinae
  • * Genus Kiefferiella Ashmead, 1903
  • * Genus Paramblynotus Cameron, 1908
  • Subfamily Liopterinae
  • * Genus Liopteron Perty, 1833
  • * Genus Peras Westwood, 1837
  • * Genus Pseudibalia Kieffer, 1911
  • Subfamily Oberthuerellinae
  • * Genus Oberthuerella Saussure, 1890
  • * Genus Tessmannella Hedicke, 1912
  • * Genus Xenocynips Kieffer, 1910