Sierolomorphidae
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The Sierolomorphidae are a family of 13 extant species of wasps, in the genera Sierolomorpha and Proscleroderma, mostly found in the Northern Hemisphere. They are rare and very little is known of their biology.[1] A fossil species Loreisomorpha nascimbenei has also been placed in the family.
The coxa (basal segment of the leg) of the hind and midlegs are next to each other, and the hindwing does not have claval or jugal lobes. The first metasomal segment does not have a true node, but can appear like that of the ants. The metasomal sternum of the first segment is separated from the second by a constriction. Sexual dimorphism varies among species from slight to marked, with both males and females having wings, but females are sometimes wingless. Adults are predominantly dark brown or black in colour. They are solitary and the larvae are suspected to be ectoparasitoids of other insects.[2]
Diversity
There are 13 known living species with 5 from the Palaearctic Region; 7 from North and Central America; and 1 from Hawaii. Species include:[3]
Extant taxa
- Proscleroderma punctatum Kieffer 1906Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (from Syria)[4]
- Sierolomorpha apache Evans, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha atropos Nagy, 1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Mongolia, Eastern Russia)
- Sierolomorpha barri Miller, 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha bicolor Evans, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha brevicornis Evans, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha canadensis (Provancher, 1888)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha hospes Perkins, 1910Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Hawaii)
- Sierolomorpha isis Nagy, 1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Uzbekistan)
- Sierolomorpha nigrescens Evans, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha similis Evans, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (N. America)
- Sierolomorpha sogdiana Lelej & MokrousovScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (from Uzbekistan)
- Sierolomorpha trjapitzini Mokrousov & Lelej, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (from Eastern Russia[5])
Extinct taxa
- Template:Extinct Loreisomorpha nascimbenei Rasnitsyn, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Described from Late Cretaceous amber of New Jersey)
References
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