Embolemus

Embolemus is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Embolemidae. There is debate regarding the status of the genus named Ampulicomorpha by Ashmead in 1893, generally considered now to be a junior synonym of Embolemus (e.g.,), as a few authorities dispute this (e.g.,).

Embolemus
Embolemus zealandicus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Embolemidae
Genus: Embolemus
Westwood, 1833
Synonyms
  • Myrmecomorphus Westwood, 1833
  • Polyplanus Nees, 1834
  • Embolimus Agassiz, 1846 (Emend.)
  • Formila de Romand, 1846
  • Pedinomma Förster, 1856
  • Ampulicomorpha Ashmead, 1893
  • Ampulicimorpha Brues, 1933 (missp.)

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

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