Trigonalidae

Trigonalidae
Temporal range:
Taeniogonalos gundlachii in the northern US
Orthogonalys pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Trigonaloidea
Family: Trigonalidae
Cresson, 1887
Genera

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Synonyms

Trigonalyidae Krieger, 1894

Trigonalidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the suborder Apocrita. They are the only living members of the superfamily Trigonaloidea. Trigonalidae are divided into 2 subfamilies; Orthogonalinae and Trigonalinae. These wasps are extremely rare, but surprisingly diverse, with over 90 species in 16 genera, and are known from all parts of the world. It is possibly the sister group to all Aculeata.

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