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 (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