Saccharissa

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

List of Saccharissa and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Saccharissa alcocki Heraty, 2002 ants Thailand
Saccharissa contigens (Walker, 1862) ants Congo, Malaysia: Sarawak
Saccharissa latifurca Boucek, 1988 ants Australia
Saccharissa vicina (Masi, 1926) ants Taiwan, China

REFERENCES

  • A synopsis of the Brazilian Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) fauna: an annotated checklist of the family in the country, with a revised key for the New World genera.
  • Boucek, Z. Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). PAGES: 832pp. (1988).
  • 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).
  • Maeyama, T.; Machida, M.; Terayama, M. The ant-parasitic genus |Rhipipalloidea| Girault (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae), with a description of a new species. JOURBOOK: Australian Journal of Entomology VOLUME: 38(4) PAGES: 305-309. (1999).