Heloridae

Heloridae
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent
Helorus anomalipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Proctotrupoidea
Family: Heloridae
Förster, 1856

Heloridae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Proctotrupoidea, known primarily from fossils, and only one extant genus, Helorus, with 12 species found worldwide.[1][2][3][4][5] Members of Helorus are parasitic on green lacewings.[1]

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  3. ^ "Heloridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. ^ "Heloridae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. ^ "Browse Heloridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.