IRMNG - Stephanidae Leach, 1815

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Stephanidae Leach, 1815

IRMNG_ID

104997 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104997)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Hymenoptera

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Genus Acanthostephanus Ge, Ren & Tan, 2025 †
Genus Aphanostephanus Ge & Tan, 2023 †
Genus Archaeostephanus Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 †
Genus Burmastephanus Ge, Ren & Tan, 2025 †
Genus Denaeostephanus Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 †
Genus Hemistephanus Enderlein, 1906
Genus Kronostephanus Engel & Grimaldi, 2013 †
Genus Lagenostephanus Li, Rasnitsyn, Labaeria, Chungkun & Ren, 2017 †
Genus Megischus Brullé in Lepeletier, 1846
Genus Neurastephanus Ge & Tan, 2023 †
Genus Parastephanellus Enderlein, 1906
Genus Phoriostephanus Engel & Huang, 2016 †
Genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg, 2002
Genus Schlettererius Ashmead, 1900
Genus Squamastephanus Ge, Ren & Tan, 2025 †
Genus Stephanus Panzer, 1805
Genus Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan, 2023 †
Genus Aguiarina Koçak & Kemal, 2009 accepted as Hemistephanus Enderlein, 1906
Genus Electrostephanodes Engel & Ortega-Blanco, 2008 † accepted as Electrostephanus Brues, 1933 †
Genus Megalischus Schulz, 1906 accepted as Megischus Brullé in Lepeletier, 1846
Genus Parastephanus Enderlein, 1905 accepted as Parastephanellus Enderlein, 1906
Genus Afromegischus van Achterberg, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Callomegischus van Achterberg, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Comnatopus van Achterberg, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Diastephanus Enderlein, 1905 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Electrostephanus Brues, 1933 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Foenatopus Smith, 1860 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Profoenatopus van Achterberg, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Protostephanus Cockerell, 1906 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Stephanidae Leach, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104997 on 2026-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Holometabola (Superorder) > Hymenoptera (Order) > Apocrita (Suborder) > Parasitica (Series) > Megalyroidea (Superfamily) > Stephanidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Ants/bees/wasps, terrestrial (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]