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Proctotrupoidea
Proctotrupoidea is a Hymenopteran superfamily containing seven extant families, though others have been recognized in the past. Of these, only Proctotrupidae contains a substantial number of species, with over 400 described. The others are small, often relictual groups. See links for individual families for details of life history and diversity.
8 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Pelecinidae
familyPelecinidae
Proctotrupidae
familyProctotrupidae
Heloridae
familyHeloridae
Vanhorniidae
familyVanhorniidae
Roproniidae
familyRoproniidae
Peradeniidae
familyPeradeniidae
Austroniidae
familyAustroniidae
Proctorenyxidae
familyProctorenyxidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 342818.