''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, 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
Dryinidae 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.
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Species
The following species are among those included in the genus ''Anteon'':Anteon borneanum
''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 Ci ...
'' 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
''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 Ci ...
'' (Haliday, 1828)
*''Anteon gaullei
''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 Ci ...
'' Kieffer, 1905
*''Anteon huettingeri
''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, Xu & Guglielmino, 2015
*''Anteon infectum
''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 ...
'' (Haliday, 1837)
*''Anteon insertum
''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, 1991
*'' Anteon jurineanum'' Latreille, 1809
*''Anteon krombeini
''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 maritimum
''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 ...
'' (Turner, 1928)
*''Anteon pinetellum
''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 ...
'' De Rond, 1998
*''Anteon pubicorne
''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 ...
'' (Dalman, 1818)
*''Anteon reticulatum
''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 ...
'' Kieffer, 1905
*''Anteon scapulare
''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 ...
'' (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
''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 Ci ...
'' Olmi & van Harten, 2006
*''Anteon yasumatsui
''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 Ci ...
'' Olmi, 1984
*'' Anteon zairense'' Benoit, 1951
*'' Anteon zambianum'' Olmi, 2008
*'' Anteon zimbabwense'' Olmi, 2005
References
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Dryinidae
Hymenoptera genera