Family Liopteridae as insect regulators of biodiversity (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea)

Abstract

Liopteridae Family associated with broadleaf forests. At the end of the Eocene, the forests previously continuous broadleaf from Asia and America were permanently separated in the area Beringia emerging new habitats because of the climate change that was taking place. Zona biogeográfica: Nearctic, Western Palearctic, Eastern Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Australasiatic oriental. Larval parasitoids of broaching beetles, such as Buprestidae and Cerambycidae host or aparent host of hyperparasitoids. Parasitoid (desenvolvimento integral on or in a single host). The aim of this manuscript is to report the conceptual and taxonomic aspects of Family Liopteridae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea) as insect regulators (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Bibliographic verification of Family Liopteridae was carried out from 1940 to 2022. Manuscripts published in scientific journals and digital platforms on the subject were examined. This contribution, referring to the Cynipoidea (Cinipidae, Figitidae, Ibaliidade and Liopteridae, is part of a series in which some of these indicators are applied to the groups present in the collection of microhymenopterans, to, through them, to be able to make a diagnosis, set objectives and implement future policies regarding it.