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Roproniidae

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Roproniidae
Temporal range: Callovian–Recent
Specimen of Ropronia sp. observed in Illinois
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Proctotrupoidea
Family: Roproniidae
Viereck 1916

Roproniidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Proctotrupoidea, of which only two genera are still extant, the others being fossils.[1][2][3][4] Species are known from Eurasia and North America. At least some living species are known to parasitise the larvae of tenthredinid sawflies.[5]

Extant genera

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Fossil genera

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References

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  1. ^ "Roproniidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  2. ^ "Roproniidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  3. ^ Garrouste, Romain; Pouillon, Jean-Marc; Nel, André (2016-10-25). "The first Cenozoic roproniid wasp from the Paleocene of Menat, France (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea)". European Journal of Taxonomy (239). doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.239. ISSN 2118-9773.