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 <small>(Australasian, Oriental)</small>
- Genus Mesocynips <small>Cameron, 1903 (Oriental)</small>
- Genus Dallatorrella <small>Kieffer, 1911 (Australasian, Oriental)</small>
- Subfamily Mayrellinae <small>(Worldwide)</small>
- Genus Kiefferiella <small>Ashmead, 1903 (Nearctic)</small>
- Genus Paramblynotus <small>Cameron, 1908 (Worldwide)</small>
- Subfamily Liopterinae <small>(Neotropical)</small>
- Genus Liopteron <small>Perty, 1833</small>
- Genus Peras <small>Westwood, 1837</small>
- Genus Pseudibalia <small>Kieffer, 1911</small>
- Subfamily Oberthuerellinae <small>(Afrotropical)</small>
- Genus Oberthuerella <small>Saussure, 1890</small>
- Genus Tessmannella <small>Hedicke, 1912</small>
- Genus Xenocynips <small>Kieffer, 1910</small>
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