Pristocera

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Pristocera is an Old World genus of chrysidoid wasps in the family Bethylidae.[1][2] In the subfamily Pristocerinae, they are somewhat distinctive, as they can be recognized by males having a hypopygium split into two separate plates or the petiolar flaps in females.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Bethylidae
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Pristocera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Bethylidae
Subfamily: Pristocerinae
Genus: Pristocera
Klug, 1808
Type species
Bethylus depressus
Fabricius, 1804
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Dricrogenium Stadelmann, 1894
  • Kathepyris Kieffer, 1907
  • Mangesia Kieffer, 1911
  • Nomineia Kieffer, 1911
  • Trichelobrachium Kieffer, 1914
  • Neodicrogenium Benoit, 1957
  • Diepyris Benoit, 1957
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Species

These species belong to the genus Pristocera, but more exist:[4][5][6][7][3]

  • Pristocera abdominalis (Turner, 1915) z
  • Pristocera aethiopica (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera africana (Kieffer, 1911) z
  • Pristocera agraensis (Kurian, 1952) a
  • Pristocera alberti (Benoit, 1957) z
  • Pristocera albopilosus (Cameron, 1904) a
  • Pristocera areolata Muesebeck, 1934
  • Pristocera armaticeps (Turner, 1915) z
  • Pristocera armifera Say b
  • Pristocera aurata (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera basutoense (Benoit, 1982) z
  • Pristocera bicarinata (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera brunneus (Benoit, 1957) z
  • Pristocera cariana Magretti, 1897 a
  • Pristocera cavigens Azevedo, 2025 a
  • Pristocera centrale (Benoit, 1956) z
  • Pristocera changmaiensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 a
  • Pristocera chirindaense (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera collare (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera commune (Turner, 1915) z
  • Pristocera condadti (Stadelmann, 1894) z
  • Pristocera congoense (Benoit, 1982) z
  • Pristocera depressa (Fabricius, 1804) g
  • Pristocera drewsenii Westwood, 1874 a
  • Pristocera eironeformis Turner, 1914 a
  • Pristocera elongata (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera formosana Miwa & Sonan, 1935 g
  • Pristocera fraterna (Acrepyris) fraterna Evans, 1963 b a
  • Pristocera gigantea (Arle, 1930) z
  • Pristocera govindrami Kurian, 1952 a
  • Pristocera huberi Terayama, 2004 a
  • Pristocera kinabalensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 a
  • Pristocera lembana (Benoit, 1982) z
  • Pristocera liberiense (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera masii Soika, 1933 g
  • Pristocera maxima (Turner, 1917) z
  • Pristocera morawitzi Fadeev, 2021[8]
  • Pristocera mufungwaense (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera nyassica (Kieffer, 1906) z
  • Pristocera orientalis (Cameron, 1888) a
  • Pristocera poirieri Terayama, 2004 a
  • Pristocera puncticeps Fouts, 1930 a
  • Pristocera rosmara (Stadelmann, 1892) z
  • Pristocera rufa Kieffer, 1905 a
  • Pristocera sampwense (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera sarawakensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 a
  • Pristocera schoutedeni (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera sinhalensis Turner, 1928 a
  • Pristocera spina (Benoit, 1957) z
  • Pristocera spinatum (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera spineceps (Masi, 1939) z
  • Pristocera spinigera (Turner, 1915) z
  • Pristocera sumatrensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 a
  • Pristocera superba (Benoit, 1963) z
  • Pristocera tangana (Benoit, 1982) z
  • Pristocera thermophila (Benoit, 1957) z
  • Pristocera uniformis (Benoit, 1982) z
  • Pristocera urundiense (Benoit, 1956) z
  • Pristocera zata Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014 z
  • Pristocera zela Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014 z
  • Pristocera zintica Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014 z
  • Pristocera zonta Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014 z
  • Pristocera zuncra Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014 z

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[7] a = Azevedo, 2025 (oriental species only)[3] z = Zamprogno & Azevedo 2014[1]

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