Aerophilus is a genus of belonging to the family Braconidae. As members of the subfamily Agathidinae, they are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.[Sharkey MJ, Chapman EG. 2016. Revision of Aerophilus Szépligeti (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from eastern North America, with a key to the Nearctic species. Contributions in Science 524: 51-110.]
Several species have been used in biological control programs, but with minimal success.
Aerophilus has a world-wide distribution. Thirty-five species have been described from the United States and Canada.
Species
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Aerophilus abdominalis
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Aerophilus aciculatus
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Aerophilus acrobasidis
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Aerophilus areolatus
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Aerophilus astioles
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Aerophilus arthurevansi
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Aerophilus bakeri
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Aerophilus barbieri
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Aerophilus bicarinatum
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Aerophilus bicristata
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Aerophilus binominatus
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Aerophilus boliviensis
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Aerophilus bradzlotnicki
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Aerophilus brasiliense
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Aerophilus brevitarsus
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Aerophilus brullei
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Aerophilus buttricki
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Aerophilus calcaratus
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Aerophilus chapmani
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Aerophilus colleenhitchcockae
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Aerophilus crassicornis
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Aerophilus davidsmithi
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Aerophilus davidwagneri
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Aerophilus difficillis
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Aerophilus ebulus
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Aerophilus erythrogaster
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Aerophilus facetus
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Aerophilus femoratus
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Aerophilus flavicalcar
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Aerophilus fortipes
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Aerophilus fundacionbandorum
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Aerophilus gregburtoni
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Aerophilus hopkinsensis
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Aerophilus infumatus
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Aerophilus jdherndoni
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Aerophilus jessicadimauroae
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Aerophilus jessiehillae
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Aerophilus klastos
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Aerophilus kowlesae
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Aerophilus lamelliger
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Aerophilus leucotretae
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Aerophilus lucidus
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Aerophilus macadamiae
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Aerophilus malus
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Aerophilus melanocephalus
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Aerophilus melleus
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Aerophilus mingfangi
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Aerophilus minys
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Aerophilus nicklaphani
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Aerophilus niger
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Aerophilus nigripes
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Aerophilus nigrobalteatus
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Aerophilus ninanae
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Aerophilus nucicola
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Aerophilus pastranai
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Aerophilus paulmarshi
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Aerophilus perforator
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Aerophilus persicus
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Aerophilus philippinensis
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Aerophilus pilosus
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Aerophilus pookae
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Aerophilus rayfisheri
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Aerophilus rebeccashapleyae
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Aerophilus reginae
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Aerophilus reticulatus
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Aerophilus robertcourtneyi
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Aerophilus robpringlei
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Aerophilus romani
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Aerophilus rufipes
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Aerophilus rufus
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Aerophilus rugulosus
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Aerophilus sandraberriosae
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Aerophilus scuptilis
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Aerophilus speciosicornis
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Aerophilus spinulatus
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Aerophilus stoelbae
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Aerophilus sulcatus
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Aerophilus tayrona
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Aerophilus tenuiceps
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Aerophilus terrymoyeri
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Aerophilus tommurrayi
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Aerophilus usitatus
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Aerophilus vaughntani
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Aerophilus wyomingensis
