''Embolemus'' is a genus of

wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...

s belonging to the family

Embolemidae Embolemidae is a family of small solitary parasitoid wasps with around 70 species in 2 genera distributed around the world.van Achterberg, Cornelis & Kats, R.. (2000). Revision of the Palaearctic Embolemidae (Hymenoptera). Zoöl. Med. 74 (2000), ...

. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achterberg, Cornelis & Kats, R.. (2000). Revision of the Palaearctic Embolemidae (Hymenoptera). Zoöl. Med. 74 (2000), 17: 251-269.), as a few authorities dispute this (e.g.,). The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

Species

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Extant

* '' Embolemus africanus'' (Risbec, 1957) * ''

Embolemus ambrensis ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 2004 * '' Embolemus andersoni'' Olmi, 1998 * '' Embolemus angustipennis'' (Kieffer, 1912) * '' Embolemus apertus'' Azevedo & Amarante, 2005 * '' Embolemus australis'' (Olmi, 1996) * '' Embolemus bestelmeyeri'' Olmi, 1997 * '' Embolemus boraceia'' Amarante, Brandão & Carpenter, 1999 * '' Embolemus brandaoi'' Azevedo & Amarante, 2005 * '' Embolemus brothersi'' Olmi, 2006 * '' Embolemus burundensis'' Olmi, 2011 * '' Embolemus capensis'' Olmi, 1998 * ''

Embolemus collinsi ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1996) * '' Embolemus confusus'' (Ashmead, 1893) * '' Embolemus dayi'' (Guglielmino & Olmi, 2014) * '' Embolemus fisheri'' Olmi, 2010 * ''

Embolemus gabonensis ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 2004 * ''

Embolemus gilli ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1998) * ''

Embolemus gressitti ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1998) * ''

Embolemus hachijoensis ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Hirashima & Yamagishi, 1975 * ''

Embolemus harteni ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1997 * ''

Embolemus honshuensis ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, Mita & Guglielmino, 2014 * ''

Embolemus huberi ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1997 * ''

Embolemus irwini ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' (Guglielmino & Olmi, 2014) * ''

Embolemus kheeli ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 2004 * ''

Embolemus krombeini ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus latus'' Azevedo & Amarante, 2005 * '' Embolemus magnus'' (Olmi, 1996) * '' Embolemus nearcticus'' (Brues, 1922) * '' Embolemus neotropicus'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus nepalensis'' (Olmi, 1998) * '' Embolemus niger'' van Achterberg, 2000 * '' Embolemus notogeicus'' Olmi, 1996 * ''

Embolemus ogloblini ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1998 * '' Embolemus olmii'' van Achterberg & van Kats, 2000 * '' Embolemus pecki'' Olmi, 1998 * '' Embolemus poirieri'' (Olmi, Capradossi & Guglielmino, 2019) * '' Embolemus reticulatus'' van Achterberg, 2000 * '' Embolemus ruddii'' Westwood, 1833 * '' Embolemus sanbornei'' Olmi, 1997 * '' Embolemus schajovskoyi'' (De Santis & Vidal, 1977) * '' Embolemus sensitivus'' Xu, Olmi & Guglielmino, 2012 * ''

Embolemus stangei ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus suavis'' (Olmi, 1998) * '' Embolemus subtilis'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus tauricus'' Olmi, Belokobylskij & Guglielmino, 2014 * '' Embolemus viator'' (Olmi, 2017) * '' Embolemus villemantae'' Contarini, Olmi, Capradossi & Guglielmino, 2020 * '' Embolemus walkeri'' Richards, 1951 * '' Embolemus wilhelmensis'' Olmi, Marletta & Guglielmino, 2016 * '' Embolemus wilkersoni'' (Olmi, 1998) * ''

Embolemus zealandicus ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1966

Extinct

* †'' Embolemus antiquus'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar,

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy's (ICS) geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age (geology), age of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or the lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Cretace ...

* †'' Embolemus brachypterus'' Olmi et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus breviscapus'' (Brues, 1922)

Baltic amber Baltic amber or succinite is amber from the Baltic region, home of its largest known deposits. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that this forested region provided the re ...

Eocene The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...

* †'' Embolemus burmensis'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus cretacicus'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus excitus'' Perrichot & Engel 2011 Baltic amber, Eocene * †'' Embolemus janzeni'' (Olmi et al., 2014)

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. Th ...

, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus micropterus'' Olmi et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus ohmkuhnlei'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus perialla'' (Ortega-Blanco et al., 2011)

Spanish amber Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

Albian The Albian is both an age (geology), age of the geologic timescale and a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early/Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch/s ...

* †'' Embolemus quesnoyensis'' (Chény, Guillam, Nel & Perrichot, 2020)

Oise amber Oise amber () is a type of amber found near the Oise river near Creil in northern France. Oise amber is around 53 million years old, dating to the Early Eocene (Ypresian). Oise amber is softer than Baltic amber, although Oise amber is older ...

, France,

Ypresian In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by th ...

* †'' Embolemus succinalis'' (Brues, 1933)

Rovno amber Rovno amber, occasionally called Ukrainian amber, is amber found in the Rivne Oblast and surrounding regions of Ukraine and Belarus. The amber is dated between Late Eocene and Early Oligocene, and suggested to be contemporaneous to Baltic amber ...

* †''

Embolemus zherikhini ''Embolemus'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named ''Ampulicomorpha'' by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of ''Embolemus'' (e.g.,van Achte ...

'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q16625245 Chrysidoidea Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by John O. Westwood