Family Sierolomorphidae - Sierolomorphid Wasps

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)

Family Sierolomorphidae (Sierolomorphid Wasps)

Numbers

Nearctica lists 7 species, all in the genus Sierolomorpha.

Identification

They look like robust bethylids, but have more complex venation in the forewing.

Internet References

University of Kentucky.

Contributed by George Waldren on 18 December, 2007 - 5:34pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 27 December, 2009 - 1:39pm

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