Scleroderminae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Chrysidoidea

Familia: Bethylidae
Subfamilia: Scleroderminae
Genera (22): Allobethylus – Alloplastanoxus – Alongatepyris – Ateleopterus – Bethylopsis – Cephalonomia – Chilepyris – Discleroderma – Galodoxa – Glenosema – Israelius – Megaprosternum – Nothepyris – Paraplastanoxus – Pararhabdepyris – Plastanoxus – Platepyris – Prorops – Sclerodermus – Solepyris – Thlastepyris – Tuberepyris
Name

Scleroderminae Kieffer, 1914
Authority for placement: Alencar & Azevedo, 2013

Synonyms

Cephalonomiini Evans, 1964 [Lanes & Azevedo, 2008: 68 (syn. n.)]
Galodoxini

References

Alencar, I.D.C.C.; Azevedo, C.O. 2013: Reclassification of Epyrini (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): a tribal approach with commentary on their genera. Systematic entomology, 38(1): 45–80. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00648.x Reference page.
Azevedo, C.O.; Lanes, G.O. 2009: Cladistic assessment and redescription of Galodoxa torquata Nagy (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), a striking species with swallow tailed metasomal sternite. Zoologische Mededelingen, 83: 841–851.
Lanes, G.O.; Azevedo, C.O. 2008: Phylogeny and taxonomy of Sclerodermini (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Epyrinae). Insect systematics & evolution 39(1): 55–86. DOI: 10.1163/187631208788784165 Reference page.

Additional references

Azevedo, C.O. 2006: Two new genera of Sclerodermini (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae: Epyrinae) with large, scolebythid-like prosternums. Zootaxa, 1191: 35–47. Abstract & excerpt
Terayama, M. 2003: Phylogenetic systematics of the family Bethylidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) Part II. Keys to subfamilies, tribes and genera in the world. ACADEMIC REPORTS Fac. Eng. Tokyo Polytech. Univ., 26(1): 16–29. PDF