Proctotrupoidea is a
hymenopteran superfamily containing seven extant families, 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.
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.
References
Apocrita superfamilies
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