''Eprhopalotus'' is a genus of
hymenoptera
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insect
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s of the family
Eulophidae
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. Their distribution varies between species but ranges from
Costa Rica
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,
Mexico
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to
Texas
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. There are currently 5 species of Eprhopalotus:
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Eprhopalotus canaliculat''
Hansson, 2004[Hansson, C. 2004 Eulophidae of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), 2. JOURBOOK: Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute VOLUME: 75 PAGES: 536pp]
*''
Eprhopalotus cordylatus''
Hansson, 2004[
*'' Eprhopalotus crinitus'' Hansson, 2004 ][
*'' Eprhopalotus hansoni'' Hansson, 2004][http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=4546475 ]
*'' Eprhopalotus purpureithorax'' Girault, 1916[
While ''Aabacharis'' is a synonym of ''Eprhopalotus'', it applies in particular when referring to the species ''hansoni''; hence it has been sourced as both ''Aabacharis hansoni'' and ''Eprhopalotus hansoni''.][Nomenclatural notes on genera of North American Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea).]
References
Further reading
*Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington :Smithsonian Institution Press, tc.1877-1971.
*Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein ... t al. Washington :Smithsonian Institution Press,1979-
*Experiment station record. Washington :G.P.O.,1889-1946.
*Journal of Hymenoptera research. Washington, D.C. :International Society of Hymenopterists, 992-
*Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington :Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.br> Key to Nearctic eulophid genera Universal Chalcidoidea Database
Eulophidae
Taxa named by Alexandre Arsène Girault
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