Proctotrupidae

Proctotrupidae
Temporal range: Berriasian–Recent
Codrus picicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily: Proctotrupoidea
Family: Proctotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms

Proctotrypidae

Proctotrupidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Proctotrupoidea. There are about 400 species in more than 30 genera in Proctotrupidae, found throughout most of the world.

Proctotrupidae are small parasitoid wasps, that primarily parasitise larvae of beetles belonging to the families Carabidae, Staphylinidae, and Elateridae, though a number of species are known to target other hosts, including fungus gnats (Mycetophilidae, Sciaridae) and concealer moths. Females in many species are wingless and dwell in the soil, where they are capable of detecting beetle larvae in their burrows. They typically have a body length of 5 to 8 mm, but species may range from 3 to 15 mm.

Genera

Subfamily Heloriserphinae Engel, Herhold, & Barden, 2022

Subfamily †Astarteserphinae Engel, Herhold, & Barden, 2022

Subfamily Austroserphinae Kozlov, 1970

Subfamily Proctotrupinae Latreille, 1802

tribe Disogmini Kozlov, 1970

tribe Cryptoserphini Kozlov, 1970 (=Nothoserphini Kozlov, 1970)

tribe Proctotrupini Latreille, 1802

Incertae sedis

References

  1. 1 2 "Proctotrupidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. 1 2 "Proctotrupidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. ↑ Engel, Michael S.; Herhold, Hollister W.; Barden, Phillip (2022-09-22). "A proctotrupid wasp in Lebanese Lower Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae)". Palaeoentomology. 5 (5). doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.5.4. ISSN 2624-2834.
  4. ↑ Fei, Minghui; Gols, Rieta; Harvey, Jeffrey A. (2023-01-23). "The Biology and Ecology of Parasitoid Wasps of Predatory Arthropods". Annual Review of Entomology. 68 (1): 109–128. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-120120-111607. hdl:20.500.11755/8f020f3d-b12d-4d23-8c07-eae6302721b8. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 36198401.