Stephanoidea

Stephanoidea

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Stephanoidea: //stɛfəˈnɔɪdiə//

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Images

Megiscus arizonicus (Townes 1949). by CoolBugNerd. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Megiscus arizonicus (Townes 1949), crown by CoolBugNerd. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Megiscus arizonicus (Townes 1949). CUIC by CoolBugNerd. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Megischus bicolor DSC02571a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Crown-of-thorns Wasp - Megischus bicolor ♀ (48173127451) by Christina Butler from Georgia, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Crown wasp (Stephanidae- Megischus bicolor) (27142881794) by Insects Unlocked . Used under a CC0 license.

Summary

Stephanoidea is a superfamily of parasitic wasps within the Apocrita, containing one living family, Stephanidae, and several extinct families.

Distribution

Includes 350 living species from the mid Cretaceous to recent; extinct families from Early Jurassic to mid Cretaceous.

Tags

  • insect
  • hymenoptera
  • parasitic wasps
  • Stephanoidea
  • Stephanidae