| Liopteridae | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Paramblynotus sp. | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Hymenoptera | 
| Suborder: | Apocrita | 
| Infraorder: | Proctotrupomorpha | 
| Superfamily: | Cynipoidea | 
| Family: | Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895 | 
| Subfamilies | |
| See text | |
Liopteridae is a family of wood-boring parasitoid wasps. They occur worldwide with concentrations in the African Tropics. [1] These insects have a petiolate abdomen. There are 10 genera and more than 140 species known. [1]