Pelecinidae

Pelecinidaeis a family of parasitic wasps in thesuperfamilyProctotrupoidea.It contains only one living genus,Pelecinus,with three species known from the Americas. The earliest fossil species are known from theJurassic,and the group was highly diverse during theCretaceous.Members ofPelecinusare parasitic on larval beetles, flies,green lacewings,andsawflies.

Pelecinidae Temporal range:
Pelecinus polyturator
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Proctotrupoidea
Family:	Pelecinidae Haliday 1840
Genera
See text

Taxonomy

• †AmpluspelecinusUchida, 2024Burmese amber,Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †AbropelecinusFeng et al. 2010Yixian Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)Burmese amber,Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †BrachypelecinusGuo et al. 2016Burmese amber,Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †HenopelecinusEngel and Grimaldi 2006Engel and Grimaldi 2006New Jersey amber,Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
• †PelecinopteronBrues 1933Baltic amber,Eocene
• †PhasmatopelecinusGreenwalt and Engel 2014Kishenehn Formation,Montana, Eocene (Lutetian)
• †ShoushidaLiu et al. 2009Yixian Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †StelepelecinusGuo et al. 2016Yixian Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †ZoropelecinusEngel and Grimaldi 2013Burmese amber,Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †AllopelecinusZhang and Rasnitsyn 2006Laiyang Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †ArchaeopelecinusShih et al. 2009Daohugou,China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• †AzygopelecinusFeng et al. 2010Yixian Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †CathaypelecinusShih et al. 2009Daohugou,China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• †EopelecinusZhang et al. 2002Tsagaantsav Formation,Mongolia, Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation,Jiufotang Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian),Zaza Formation,Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian),Burmese amber,Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †IscopinusKozlov 1974Zaza Formation,Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian)Ola Formation,Russia, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
• †MegapelecinusShih et al. 2010Yixian Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †PraescopinusRasnitsyn 2008,Shar Teeg,Mongolia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
• †ScorpiopelecinusZhang et al. 2002Yixian Formation,China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)Zaza Formation,Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †SinopelecinusZhang et al. 2002 Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †ProtopelecinusZhang and Rasnitsyn 2004Dzun-Bain Formation,Mongolia Early Cretaceous (Aptian),Zaza Formation,Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian)