Proctotrupoidea

Proctotrupoidea Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Codrus picicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Infraorder:	Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily:	Proctotrupoidea
Families
Heloridae †Jurapriidae †Mesoserphidae Pelecinidae †Peleserphidae Peradeniidae Proctorenyxidae Proctotrupidae Roproniidae Vanhorniidae

Proctotrupoidea is a hymenopteran superfamily containing seven extant families,^[1] though others have been recognized in the past, most of these having been removed to a recently erected superfamily Diaprioidea. Of the remaining families, only Proctotrupidae contains a substantial number of species, with over 400 described.^[2] The others are small, often relictual groups. See links for individual families for details of life history and diversity.

See also

• Tree of Life Apocrita; shows polyphyletic Proctotrupoidea.

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