Bibliography....Key to Families.....Taxonomy and Distribution

Members of the family Gylippidae are known from central Asia, the Near East, and southern Africa.  The 25 known species are distributed among five genera: Acanthogylippus (1 species), Bdellophaga (1 species), Gylippus (18 species), Lipophaga (3 species), and Trichotoma (3 species).   No subfamilies are recognized.