Lytopylus
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| Lytopylus | |
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| Lytopylus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Agathidinae |
| Tribe: | Lytopylini |
| Genus: | Lytopylus Föster, 1862 |
Lytopylus is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Braconidae. As members of the subfamily Agathidinae, they are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.[1] This genus is primarily found in the neotropics, but ranges from the northeastern United States to Argentina.[2] It is also found in the Middle East and Asia.[3][4] There are 39 species of Lytopylus, and many more undescribed.[2]
