''Anteon'' is the largest genus in the subfamily

Anteoninae Anteoninae are a subfamily of Dryinidae Dryinidae is a cosmopolitan family of solitary wasps. Its name comes from the Greek ''drys'' for oak: Latreille named the type genus ''Dryinus'' because the first species was collected in an oak plant ...

of the family

Dryinidae Dryinidae is a cosmopolitan family of solitary wasps. Its name comes from the Greek ''drys'' for oak: Latreille named the type genus ''Dryinus'' because the first species was collected in an oak plant in Spain. The larvae are parasitoids of the ...

, it occurs globally and there is a current total of 464 species described. The species in the genus ''Anteon'' are

parasitoid In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...

s of

leafhoppers A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and a ...

from the family Cicadellidae. The female wasps of the family

almost always possess a chelate protarsus, as do females of species within ''Anteon''. The chelae are used to capture and immobilise the host leafhopper to allow the wasp to oviposit and feed on it.

Species

The following species are among those included in the genus ''Anteon'': *'' Anteon agile'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon abdulnouri'' Olmi, 1987 *'' Anteon arcuatum'' Kieffer 1905 *'' Anteon borneanum'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon brachycerum'' (Dalman, 1823) *''

Anteon caledonianum ''Anteon'' is the largest genus in the subfamily Anteoninae of the family Dryinidae, it occurs globally and there is a current total of 464 species described. The species in the genus ''Anteon'' are parasitoids of leafhoppers from the family Cic ...

'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon ephippiger'' (Dalman, 1818) *'' Anteon exiguum'' (Haupt, 1941) *''

Anteon faciale ''Anteon'' is the largest genus in the subfamily Anteoninae of the family Dryinidae, it occurs globally and there is a current total of 464 species described. The species in the genus ''Anteon'' are parasitoids of leafhoppers from the family Cic ...

'' (Thomson, 1860) *'' Anteon flavicorne'' (Dalman, 1818) *'' Anteon fulviventre'' (Haliday, 1828) *'' Anteon gaullei'' Kieffer, 1905 *'' Anteon huettingeri'' Olmi, Xu & Guglielmino, 2015 *'' Anteon infectum'' (Haliday, 1837) *'' Anteon insertum'' Olmi, 1991 *'' Anteon jurineanum'' Latreille, 1809 *'' Anteon krombeini'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon maritimum'' (Turner, 1928) *'' Anteon pinetellum'' De Rond, 1998 *'' Anteon pubicorne'' (Dalman, 1818) *'' Anteon reticulatum'' Kieffer, 1905 *'' Anteon scapulare'' (Haliday, 1837) *''

Anteon sarawaki ''Anteon'' is the largest genus in the subfamily Anteoninae of the family Dryinidae, it occurs globally and there is a current total of 464 species described. The species in the genus ''Anteon'' are parasitoids of leafhoppers from the family Cic ...

'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon thai'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon tripartitum'' (Kieffer, 1905) *'' Anteon xericum'' Olmi & van Harten, 2006 *'' Anteon yasumatsui'' Olmi, 1984 *'' Anteon zairense'' Benoit, 1951 *'' Anteon zambianum'' Olmi, 2008 *'' Anteon zimbabwense'' Olmi, 2005

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q14583536 Dryinidae Hymenoptera genera