Heloridae Explained

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.

Extant genera

• Helorus (12 spp. worldwide)

Fossil genera

• †Archaeohelorus Daohugou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• †Bellohelorus Li et al. 2017 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Conohelorus Turga, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Korehelorus Rosse-Guillevic, Rasnitsyn, Nam, & Jouault, 2023 Jinju Formation, South Korea, Early Cretaceous (Albian)
• †Laiyanghelorus Zhang 1992 Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Liaoropronia Zhang and Zhang 2001 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Novhelorus Li et al. 2017 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Obconohelorus Rasnitsyn 1990 Turga, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Protocyrtus Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Middle-Late Jurassic (Callovian/Oxfordian) Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia Yixian Formation, China, Turga, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Sinohelorus Shi et al. 2013 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Sinuijuhelorus Jon et al. 2019 Sinuiju Formation, North Korea, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Spherogaster Zhang and Zhang 2001 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Further reading

• Book: Kellogg . Vernon L.. 1905. American insects. H. Holt.
• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd Edition. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Krombein . Karl V.. Hurd Jr. . Paul D. Jr.. Smith . David R.. Burks . B.D.. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
• Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.
• Book: Gillott. Cedric. 1980. Entomology. Plenum Press. 0-306-40366-8. registration.
• Book: Donald J. Borror. Roger Tory Peterson. Richard E. White. 1998. A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin.
• Goulet H.. Huber J.. 1993. Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E.
• Sharkey . M.J.. Carpenter . J.M.. Vilhelmsen . L.. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera. Cladistics. 28 . 1. 80–112. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x. 34861753. 33628659. free.

Notes and References

1. Izadizadeh . M. . Talebi . A. A. . Van Achterberg . C. . Rakhshani . E. . 2015-04-13 . First record of the family Heloridae (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea) from Iran, with description of a new species. Zootaxa. 3946. 4. 577–582. 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.4.6. 25947710 . 1175-5334.
2. Web site: Heloridae Family Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-23.
3. Web site: Heloridae Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-23.
4. Web site: Heloridae Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-23.
5. Web site: Browse Heloridae. Catalogue of Life. 2018-02-23.