Rhipipalloidea

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

List of Rhipipalloidea and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Rhipipalloidea madangensis Maeyama, Machida & Terayama, 1999 ants Papua New Guinea
Rhipipalloidea mira Girault, 1934 ants Australia

REFERENCES

  • 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).
  • Maeyama, T.; Machida, M.; Terayama, M. The ant-parasitic genus |Rhipipalloidea| Girault (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae), with a description of a new species. JOURBOOK: Australian Journal of Entomology VOLUME: 38(4) PAGES: 305-309. (1999).
  • Silva TSR, Silva-Freitas JM, Schoeninger K. 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. Zootaxa. 2019 Mar 6;4564(2):zootaxa.4564.2.3. d