Eucharissa

There are six species in this genus which are Parasitoids of ants. Adult wasps have at least 16 antennal segments, which is shared only by the closely related genus, Sacharissa, with some species of Eucharissa having as many as 22 antennal segments. At most, other Chalcidoidea have up to 14 segments. Known from South Africa.

List of *Eucharissa* and their Host Ants
Genus and species	Author and Year	Ant Host	Distribution
Eucharissa cuprifrons	Westwood, 1874	ants	South Africa
Eucharissa erugata	Heraty, 2002	ants	South Africa
Eucharissa insolita	Hearty, 2020	Bothroponera granosa	South Africa
Eucharissa natalica	Westwood, 1868	ants	South Africa
Eucharissa speciosa	Westwood, 1868	ants	South Africa
Eucharissa stigmatica	Westwood, 1874	ants	South Africa

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).

Heraty JM, Mbanyana N, Noort SV (2020) A new species of Eucharissa Westwood (Eucharitidae) from South Africa, with an evaluation of the importance of pupae for assessing relationships in these ant parasitoids. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 79: 43–55. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.79.56042

Westwood, J.O. 1868. Descriptions of new genera and species of Chalcididae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1868:xxxvii

Westwood, J.O. 1874. Thesaurus Entomologicus Oxoniensis; or illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, for the most part contained in the collections presented. Oxford. 205 pp., 40 pls.