Coptera

Coptera is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Diapriidae.^[1]

Coptera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Diapriidae
Subfamily:	Diapriinae
Tribe:	Psilini
Genus:	Coptera Say, 1836

They are a genus of parasitic wasps. Coptera females search for hosts. The known hosts are primarily true fruit flies.

This genus is found in Southeast Asia, Europe, Central and Southern Africa, and North and South America.^[1]

Species

Species include:^[1]

• Coptera acantha Montilla & García, 2016
• Coptera alticeps (Kieffer, 1911)
• Coptera angulata Muesebeck, 1980
• Coptera anka Krogmann, et al., 2018
• Coptera ateles Montilla & García, 2016
• Coptera campanada Montilla & García, 2016
• Coptera cingulatae
• Coptera crassicornis (Kieffer, 1911)
• Coptera tonic Ericson & Forbes, 2020