Matantas

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There is a single species in this genus which are Parasitoids of ants.

List of Matantas and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Matantas koghisiana (Heraty, 1994) ants New Caledonia.

REFERENCES

  • A synopsis of the Brazilian Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) fauna: an annotated checklist of the family in the country, with a revised key for the New World genera.
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  • Heraty, J.M. A revision of the genus ¦Isomerala¦ (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae). JOURBOOK: Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemoslovenicae VOLUME: 69(1-2) PAGES: 137-145. (2005).
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