Lophyrocera
There are six species in this genus which are Parasitoids of ants.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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Lophyrocera apicalis | Ashmead, 1892 | ants | United States: Arizona, California, New Mexico | |
Lophyrocera chilensis | (Bréthes, 1916) | ants | Chile | |
Lophyrocera daguerrei | (Gemignani, 1947) | ants | Argentina, United States | |
Lophyrocera plagiata | (Walker, 1862) | ants | Argentina, United States | |
Lophyrocera pretendens | (Walker, 1862) | ants | Brazil, Colombia | |
Lophyrocera stramineipes | Cameron, 1884 | ants | Panama | |
Lophyrocera variabilis | Torrens, Heraty & Fidalgo, 2008 | Camponotus | Argentina |
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