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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps (Evanioidea)

Superfamily Evanioidea - Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
wasp - Gasteruption Another 'carrot wasp' - Gasteruption assectator - male Wasp - Pristaulacus carrot wasp - Gasteruption - female What is this? - Aulacus ensign wasp - Hyptia - female evaniid - female 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
Tree of Life
sef.nu Notes on the Superfamily Evanioidea in Sweden with Keys to Families, Genera and Species. K. Hedqvist
Works Cited
1.Deans A.R., Yoder M.J., Dole K. (2013-) Evanioidea Online - catalog of information about evanioid wasps (Hymenoptera)
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 11 June, 2007 - 7:43am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 29 November, 2020 - 9:41pm

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