Taxonomy-revised-2022
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Oodera
Oodera is the sole genus in the monotypic family Ooderidae, a group of chalcidoid wasps elevated to family rank in 2022. Species range from 3.6 to 17 mm and are distinguished by raptorial forelegs and a mantis-like habitus. Almost all species are parasitoids of xylophagous beetle larvae in families Buprestidae and Curculionidae. The genus occurs in warm regions of the Palearctic, Afrotropical, and Indomalayan realms, with one introduced species in the Nearctic.
Pseudepipona herrichii aldrichi
Pseudepipona herrichii aldrichi is a subspecies of potter wasp in the family Vespidae, subfamily Eumeninae. It was originally described by Fox in 1892 and has undergone taxonomic revision; the name P. herrichii mongolica Giordani Soika, 1970 was synonymized with this taxon. The subspecies belongs to the P. herrichii-group, characterized by specific morphological features of the propodeum and male mandible.