Pristocera

Pristocera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Bethylidae
Subfamily:	Pristocerinae
Genus:	Pristocera Klug, 1808

Pristocera is a genus of chrysidoid wasps in the family Bethylidae. ^[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Pristocera, but more exist: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

• Pristocera agraensis (Kurian, 1952) ^a
• Pristocera albopilosus (Cameron, 1904) ^a
• Pristocera areolata Muesebeck, 1934
• Pristocera armifera Say ^b
• Pristocera cariana Magretti, 1897 ^a
• Pristocera cavigens Azevedo, 2025 ^a
• Pristocera changmaiensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 ^a
• Pristocera depressa (Fabricius, 1804) ^g
• Pristocera drewsenii Westwood, 1874 ^a
• Pristocera eironeformis Turner, 1914 ^a
• Pristocera formosana Miwa & Sonan, 1935 ^g
• Pristocera fraterna (Acrepyris) fraterna Evans, 1963 ^{b a}
• Pristocera govindrami Kurian, 1952 ^a
• Pristocera huberi Terayama, 2004 ^a
• Pristocera kinabalensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 ^a
• Pristocera masii Soika, 1933 ^g
• Pristocera orientalis (Cameron, 1888) ^a
• Pristocera poirieri Terayama, 2004 ^a
• Pristocera puncticeps Fouts, 1930 ^a
• Pristocera rufa Kieffer, 1905 ^a
• Pristocera sarawakensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 ^a
• Pristocera sinhalensis Turner, 1928 ^a
• Pristocera sumatrensis Terayama & Yamane, 1998 ^a

Data sources: i = ITIS, ^[2] c = Catalogue of Life, ^[3] g = GBIF, ^[4] b = Bugguide.net ^[5] a = Azevedo, 2025 (oriental species only) ^[6]

References

1. "Pristocera Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
2. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System" . Retrieved 2018-04-06.
3. "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-04-06.
4. "Pristocera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
5. "Pristocera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
6. Azevedo, Celso O. (2025-11-13). "A New Oriental Species of Pristocera Klug (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) Based on a Couple Taken in Copulation". Entomological News. 132 (5): 710–722. doi:10.3157/021.132.0511. ISSN   0013-872X.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN   0-8493-0212-9.
• Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

External links

• Media related to Pristocera at Wikimedia Commons