Anteon
| Anteon | |
|---|---|
| Anteon caledonianum (female) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Dryinidae |
| Subfamily: | Anteoninae |
| Genus: | Anteon Jurine, 1807 |
| Type species | |
| Anteon jurineanum Latreille, 1809 | |
| Species | |
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Anteon is the largest genus in the subfamily Anteoninae of the family Dryinidae, it occurs globally and there is a current total of 464 species described. The species in the genus Anteon are parasitoids of leafhoppers from the family Cicadellidae. The female wasps of the family Dryinidae almost always possess a chelate protarsus, as do females of species within Anteon. The chelae are used to capture and immobilise the host leafhopper to allow the wasp to oviposit and feed on it.