Neuroscelionidae

Neuroscelionidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Neuroscelio doddi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Platygastroidea
Family: Neuroscelionidae
Chen et al. 2021
Genera

Neuroscelionidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Platygastroidea. It contains only one extant genus, Neuroscelio, with two other genera known from fossils. Members of Neuroscelio are known from Southeast Asia and Australia. Their hosts are unknown.

Taxonomy

References

  1. ^ a b Chen, Huayan; Lahey, Zachary; Talamas, Elijah J.; Valerio, Alejandro A.; Popovici, Ovidiu A.; Musetti, Luciana; Klompen, Hans; Polaszek, Andrew; Masner, Lubomír; Austin, Andrew D.; Johnson, Norman F. (October 2021). "An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification". Systematic Entomology. 46 (4): 1088–1113. doi:10.1111/syen.12511. ISSN 0307-6970.
  2. ^ Valerio, Alejandro A.; Masner, Lubomír; Austin, Andrew D.; Johnson, Norman F. (2009-12-08). "The genus Neuroscelio Dodd (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae s.l.) reviewed: new species, distributional update, and discussion of relationships". Zootaxa. 2306 (1): 29–43. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2306.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. S2CID 85929337.