Liopteridae

Family of wasps

Liopteridae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily: Cynipoidea
Family: Liopteridae
Ashmead, 1895
Subfamilies

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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 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

References

Wikispecies has information related to Liopteridae.
  1. ^ a b "Liopteridae - WaspWeb". waspweb.org. 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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Extant Hymenopteran families
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Infraclass: Neoptera
  • Superorder: Holometabola
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Tenthredinoidea
  • Argidae (argid sawflies)
  • Blasticotomidae (fern sawflies)
  • Cimbicidae (cimbicid sawflies)
  • Diprionidae (conifer sawflies)
  • Pergidae (pergid sawflies)
  • Tenthredinidae (common sawflies)
Xyeloidea
Xyelidae
Pamphilioidea
Siricoidea
  • Anaxyelidae (cedar wood wasps)
  • Siricidae (horntails)
Xiphydrioidea
  • Xiphydriidae (wood wasps)
Cephoidea
  • Cephidae (stem sawflies)
Orussoidea
  • Orussidae (parasitic wood wasps)
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Ichneumonoidea
  • Braconidae (braconids)
  • Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasps)
Ceraphronoidea
Proctotrupomorpha
Platygastroidea
Cynipoidea
Proctotrupoidea (s.str.)
Diaprioidea
Mymarommatoidea
Chalcidoidea
(chalcid wasps)
Evanioidea
Stephanoidea
Megalyroidea
Trigonaloidea
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Chrysidoidea
Vespoidea
  • Rhopalosomatidae (rhopalosomatid wasps)
  • Vespidae (paper wasps, potter wasps, pollen wasps, yellowjackets, hornets)
Tiphioidea
Thynnoidea
  • Chyphotidae
  • Thynnidae (flower wasps)
  • Sierolomorphidae (sierolomorphid wasps)
Pompiloidea
  • Mutillidae (velvet ants)
  • Myrmosidae
  • Pompilidae (spider wasps)
  • Sapygidae (sapygid, or club-horned wasps)
Scolioidea
  • Scoliidae (scoliid wasps)
Formicoidea
  • Formicidae (ants)
Apoidea
Spheciformes
(sphecoid wasps)
Anthophila
(bees)
Taxon identifiers
Liopteridae
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