Dissomphalus
| Dissomphalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bethylidae |
| Subfamily: | Pristocerinae |
| Genus: | Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Dissomphalus xanthopus Ashmead, 1893 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dissomphalus is a genus of flat wasps in the family Bethylidae.[2][3] The genus is the most species-rich within the family Bethylidae,[4] having 424 species in its genus in 2018.[5]
Characteristics and taxonomy
[edit]The genus' species are diurnal and bilaterally symmetric. Its developmental mode is holometabolous.[6] The body is robust and has a clypeus with the median lobe often unidentate or tridentate. The genitalia are short and wide. The harpe is curved inward.[5]
The genus is primarily distinguished in males by a tergal process (metasomal tergal modifications/depressions/tubercles) on the second metasomal segment and a divided aedeagus in the male genitalia consisting of dorsal and ventral valvae.[7][4]
Distribution
[edit]The genus is found worldwide, including Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- ↑ Zoological Record. Zoological Society of London. 1894.
- ↑ "Dissomphalus". Dutch Caribbean Species Register. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- 1 2 Nunes, João Lorenzo M.; Azevedo, Celso O.; Colombo, Welsey D. (July 30, 2025). "Taxonomy of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Fiji and Solomon Islands, with Description of Twenty-Seven New Species †". mdpi,com.
- 1 2 3 Fadeev, Kirkill I. "First record of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from Russia, with description of a new species" (PDF).
- ↑ "Dissomphalus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Pereira, Leonardo R.; Brito, Chirlei D. DE; Azevedo, Celso O. (2026-03-31). "Revision of the Neotropical vallensis species-group (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Dissomphalus), with the discovery of fifteen new species". Zootaxa. 5785 (3): 401–444. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 42408253.