Proctotrupoidea

Proctotrupoidea Temporal range: Jurassic-Present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Codrus picicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
(unranked):	Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily:	Proctotrupoidea
Families
Heloridae Pelecinidae Peradeniidae Proctorenyxidae Proctotrupidae Roproniidae Spathiopterygidae† Vanhorniidae

Heloridae
Pelecinidae
Peradeniidae
Proctorenyxidae
Proctotrupidae
Roproniidae
Spathiopterygidae†
Vanhorniidae

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.

Tree of Life Apocrita; shows polyphyletic Proctotrupoidea.