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Superfamily Evanioidea - Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps

Carrot Wasp - Gasteruption - male Evania appendigaster Aulacidae - Aulacus - male Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp - Evania appendigaster Gasteruption - male Ichneumonid Wasp - Pristaulacus foxleei - female Gasteruption assectator - female Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp - Evania appendigaster
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily Evanioidea (Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps)
Numbers
3 families worldwide(1)
Remarks
There is disagreement on whether the group is monophyletic or not. The arguments for being non-monophyletic are based on the differences of host biology for the three families (see Tree of Life).
Internet References
sef.nu Notes on the Superfamily Evanioidea in Sweden with Keys to Families, Genera and Species. K. Hedqvist