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