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Superfamily Proctotrupoidea

wasp-parasitized rove larva - Exallonyx Pelecinus - Pelecinus polyturator - female Wacky wasp! - Pelecinus polyturator - female Maybe a stephanidae - long tail, black, short wings - Pelecinus polyturator - female American Pelecinid - Pelecinus polyturator - male Wasp - Proctotrupes - female Pelecinidae - Pelecinus polyturator Braconid?
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)





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.
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.