Dilocantha

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

List of Dilocantha and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Dilocantha albicoma Heraty, 1998 ants Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala
Dilocantha bennetti Heraty, 1998 ants Trinidad and Tobago
Dilocantha flavicornis (Walker, 1862) ants Brazil
Dilocantha lachaudii Heraty, 1998 Ectatomma tuberculatum Mexico
Dilocantha serrata Heraty, 1998 ants Costa Rica

REFERENCES

  • Cameron, P. On two new genera and seven species of Chalcididae (Eucharinae) from Borneo. JOURBOOK: Entomologist VOLUME: 42 PAGES: 229-233. (1909).
  • 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).
  • Shipp, J.W. A new classification of the genus |Thoracantha| Latr. JOURBOOK: Entomologist VOLUME: 27 PAGES: 188-190. (1894).