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

Superfamily Proctotrupoidea

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Proctotrupid wasp - Exallonyx - female Pelecinus polyturator - female Procto - Proctotrupes caudatus - male Parasitica Wasp - Proctotrupes Wasp Pelecinus wasp - Pelecinus polyturator - female Small Thin Waist Wasp - Helorus anomalipes american pelecinid - Pelecinus polyturator - female
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 Proctotrupoidea
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Several families have been moved out of this superfamily in recent years:
Platygastridae, Scelionidae, and Sparasionidae are now placed in Platygastroidea.
Diapriidae has been moved to it's own superfamily.
Explanation of Names
Derived from the Greek words for 'anus' and 'bore', in reference to the ovipositor. (Ashmead, 1893)
Numbers
8 Families worldwide, 5 in our area.(1)

Heloridae

Pelecinidae

Proctotrupidae

Roproniidae

Vanhorniidae
Size
3-10mm (Pelecinidae 25-70mm)
Identification
Traits for NA families:
Fore wing venation reduced, either no or many cells enclosed by tubular veins (1-7 closed cells)
Almost always with stigma present
Non-metalic (usually black)
14-18 antennal segments (including scape+pedical)
Antennae not on shelf or geniculate

A key to families can be found in (2).
Range
Worldwide
Food
Parasitoids of various other insects.
See Also
Platygastroidea
Internet References
The Proctotrupidae (Hymenoptera) of the World
Works Cited
1.Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera
Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28: 80―112.
2.Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families
Goulet H., Huber J., eds. 1993. Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E. 668 pp.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 21 October, 2009 - 1:09pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Arturo Santos, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 21 August, 2022 - 7:40pm

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