Timioderus

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


List of Timioderus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Timioderus acuminatus Heraty, 1994 Pheidole capensis South Africa
Timioderus coronula Heraty, 1994 ants Nigeria, South Africa
Timioderus peridentatus Heraty, 1994 ants South Africa
Timioderus ramosus Heraty, 1994 ants South Africa
Timioderus refringens Waterston, 1916 ants Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe

REFERENCES

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  • Waterston, J. Notes on African Chalcidoidea IV. JOURBOOK: Bulletin of Entomological Research VOLUME: 6 PAGES: 413-423. (1916).
  • Westwood, J.O. 1868. Descriptions of new genera and species of Chalcididae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1868:xxxvii
  • Westwood, J.O. Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis; or, illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, PAGES: xxiv+205pp, 40 plates. (1874).