Ancylotropus

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There are five species in this genus which are Parasitoids of ants. Host ants are Camponotus and Odontomachus troglodytes.

List of Ancylotropus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Ancylotropus cariniscutis Cameron, 1909 ants Borneo, India, Indonesia, Singapore
Ancylotropus ivondroi (Risbec, 1952) ants Madagascar
Ancylotropus keralensis Girish Kumar & Narendran, 2008 ants India
Ancylotropus manipurensis (Clausen, 1928) Camponotus India
Ancylotropus montanus (Girault, 1928) ants Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam
Ancylotropus seyrigi (Risbec, 1952) ants Madagascar

REFERENCES

  • Girish Kumar, P. and Narendran, T.C. 2008b. A new species of Ancylotropus Cameron (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) from India. Record of the Zoological Survey of India 108: 91-95.
  • 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).