Proctotrupoidea is a

hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...

n 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 Diaprioidea is a hymenopteran superfamily containing five extant families; in the past these families were included in the superfamily Proctotrupoidea. Families *Austroniidae has a single genus endemic to temperate forests of south-east Australi ...

. Of the remaining families, only

Proctotrupidae Proctotrupidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Proctotrupoidea. There are about 400 species in more than 30 genera in Proctotrupidae, found throughout most of the world. Proctotrupidae are small parasitoid wasps, that primarily ...

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.

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