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

Proctotrypidae[1]

Proctotrupidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Proctotrupoidea of the order Hymenoptera. There are about 400 species in more than 30 genera in Proctotrupidae, found throughout most of the world.[2][1]

Proctotrupidae are small parasitoid wasps, using beetle larvae and fungus gnats as hosts. Females in many species are wingless and dwell in the soil, where they are capable of detecting beetle larvae (e.g., Carabidae) in their burrows.[3] They typically have a body length of 5 to 8 mm, but species may range from 3 to 15 mm.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Proctotrupidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. ^ a b "Proctotrupidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. ^ 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.


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