Dicoelothorax

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There are two species in this genus which are Parasitoids of ants. Host ants: Ectatomma brunneum

List of Dicoelothorax and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Dicoelothorax parviceps Cameron, 1913 ants Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Guyana
Dicoelothorax platycerus Ashmead, 1904 Ectatomma brunneum Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil

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).
  • Torréns J, Heraty J (2012) Description of the species of Dicoelothorax Ashmead (Chalcidoidea, Eucharitidae) and biology of D. platycerus Ashmead. ZooKeys 165: 33-46. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.165.2089