Pristocera

Pristocera is an Old World genus of chrysidoid wasps in the family Bethylidae. In the subfamily Pristocerinae, they are somewhat distinctive, as they can be recognized by males having a hypopygium split into two separate plates or the petiolar flaps in females.

Species

These species belong to the genus Pristocera, but more exist:

• Pristocera abdominalis <small>(Turner, 1915)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera aethiopica <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera africana <small>(Kieffer, 1911)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera agraensis <small>(Kurian, 1952)</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera alberti <small>(Benoit, 1957)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera albopilosus <small>(Cameron, 1904)</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera areolata <small>Muesebeck, 1934</small>
• Pristocera armaticeps <small>(Turner, 1915)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera armifera <small>Say</small><span style="color:gray">^b</span>
• Pristocera aurata <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera basutoense <small>(Benoit, 1982)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera bicarinata <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera brunneus <small>(Benoit, 1957)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera cariana <small>Magretti, 1897</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera cavigens <small>Azevedo, 2025</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera centrale <small>(Benoit, 1956)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera changmaiensis <small>Terayama & Yamane, 1998</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera chirindaense <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera collare <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera commune <small>(Turner, 1915)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera condadti <small>(Stadelmann, 1894)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera congoense <small>(Benoit, 1982)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera depressa <small>(Fabricius, 1804)</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Pristocera drewsenii <small>Westwood, 1874</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera eironeformis <small>Turner, 1914</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera elongata <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera formosana <small>Miwa & Sonan, 1935</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Pristocera fraterna <small>(Acrepyris) fraterna Evans, 1963</small><span style="color:gray">^{b a}</span>
• Pristocera gigantea <small>(Arle, 1930)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera govindrami <small>Kurian, 1952</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera huberi <small>Terayama, 2004</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera kinabalensis <small>Terayama & Yamane, 1998</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera lembana <small>(Benoit, 1982)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera liberiense <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera masii <small>Soika, 1933</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Pristocera maxima <small>(Turner, 1917)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera morawitzi <small>Fadeev, 2021</small>
• Pristocera mufungwaense <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera nyassica <small>(Kieffer, 1906)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera orientalis <small>(Cameron, 1888)</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera poirieri <small>Terayama, 2004</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera puncticeps <small>Fouts, 1930</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera rosmara <small>(Stadelmann, 1892)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera rufa <small>Kieffer, 1905</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera sampwense <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera sarawakensis <small>Terayama & Yamane, 1998</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera schoutedeni <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera sinhalensis <small>Turner, 1928</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera spina <small>(Benoit, 1957)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera spinatum <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera spineceps <small>(Masi, 1939)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera spinigera <small>(Turner, 1915)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera sumatrensis <small>Terayama & Yamane, 1998</small><span style="color:gray">^a</span>
• Pristocera superba <small>(Benoit, 1963)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera tangana <small>(Benoit, 1982)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera thermophila <small>(Benoit, 1957)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera uniformis <small>(Benoit, 1982)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera urundiense <small>(Benoit, 1956)</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera zata <small>Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera zela <small>Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera zintica <small>Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera zonta <small>Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>
• Pristocera zuncra <small>Zamprogno & Azevedo, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^z</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net a = Azevedo, 2025 (oriental species only) z = Zamprogno & Azevedo 2014</small>

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