''Rhopalosoma'' is a genus of

wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. ...

s in family

Rhopalosomatidae Rhopalosomatidae is a family of Hymenoptera containing about 68 extant species in four genera that are found worldwide. Three fossil genera are known. The adults resemble ants and may be confused with them. They are yellowish with red or brown m ...

. Members of this family are parasitic of

crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 8 ...

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species: *'' Rhopalosoma alvarengai'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma angulare'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma bahianum'' Schulz, 1906 *'' Rhopalosoma bolivianum'' Brues, 1943 *'' Rhopalosoma breelandi'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma guianense'' Schulz, 1906 *'' Rhopalosoma haitiense'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma hispaniola'' Lohrmann, 2019 *'' Rhopalosoma impar'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma isopus'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma lanceolatum'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma minus'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma missionicum'' Ogloblin, 1951 *'' Rhopalosoma nearcticum'' Brues, 1943 *'' Rhopalosoma obliquum'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma poeyi'' Cresson, 1865 *'' Rhopalosoma scaposum'' Townes, 1977 *'' Rhopalosoma simile'' Brues, 1943

References

Rhopalosomatidae Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson {{Vespoidea-stub