Rhopalosomatidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Vespoidea

Familia: Rhopalosomatidae
Genera: Liosphex – Olixon – Paniscomima – Rhopalosoma –
Paleogenera: †Cretolixon – †Eorhopalosoma – †Mesorhopalosoma – †Paleorhopalosoma – †Propalosoma

Name

Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896

References

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