Psilocharis

There are ten species in this genus which are Parasitoids of ants.

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List of Psilocharis and their Host Ants

Genus and species	Author and Year	Ant Host	Distribution	Notes
Psilocharis aenigma	Heraty, 1994	ants	Madagascar
Psilocharis afra	Heraty, 1994	ants	Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda
Psilocharis dahmsi	Heraty, 1994	ants	Papua New Guinea
Psilocharis heratyi	Ayyamperumai & Manivickasagam, 2016	ants	India
Psilocharis hypena	Heraty, 1994	ants	Malaysia, China, Japan
Psilocharis joanneae	Heraty, 1994	ants	Australia
Psilocharis monilicera	Heraty, 1994	ants	South Africa
Psilocharis pacifica	Heraty, 1994	ants	Fiji
Psilocharis pentella	Heraty, 1994	ants	Indonesia: Sumatra
Psilocharis theocles	(Walker, 1839)	ants	Australia, Tasmania

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• Heraty, J.M. A revision of the Nearctic Eucharitinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae). JOURBOOK: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario VOLUME: 116 PAGES: 61-103. (1985).

• Heraty, J.M. A revision of the genera of Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the World. JOURBOOK: Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute VOLUME: 68 PAGES: 367pp. (2002).

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