''Embolemus'' is a genus of

wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...

s belonging to the family

Embolemidae Embolemidae is a family of small solitary parasitoid wasps with around 70 species in 2 genera distributed around the world.van Achterberg, Cornelis & Kats, R.. (2000). Revision of the Palaearctic Embolemidae (Hymenoptera). Zoöl. Med. 74 (2000), ...

. 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.,van Achterberg, Cornelis & Kats, R.. (2000). Revision of the Palaearctic Embolemidae (Hymenoptera). Zoöl. Med. 74 (2000), 17: 251-269.), as a few authorities dispute this (e.g.,). The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

Species

Extant

* '' Embolemus africanus'' (Risbec, 1957) * '' Embolemus ambrensis'' Olmi, 2004 * '' Embolemus andersoni'' Olmi, 1998 * '' Embolemus angustipennis'' (Kieffer, 1912) * ''

Embolemus apertus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Azevedo & Amarante, 2005 * '' Embolemus australis'' (Olmi, 1996) * '' Embolemus bestelmeyeri'' Olmi, 1997 * ''

Embolemus boraceia ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Amarante, Brandão & Carpenter, 1999 * '' Embolemus brandaoi'' Azevedo & Amarante, 2005 * '' Embolemus brothersi'' Olmi, 2006 * ''

Embolemus burundensis ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 2011 * '' Embolemus capensis'' Olmi, 1998 * ''

Embolemus collinsi ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1996) * ''

Embolemus confusus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Ashmead, 1893) * '' Embolemus dayi'' (Guglielmino & Olmi, 2014) * '' Embolemus fisheri'' Olmi, 2010 * ''

Embolemus gabonensis ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 2004 * ''

Embolemus gilli ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1998) * ''

Embolemus gressitti ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1998) * ''

Embolemus hachijoensis ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Hirashima & Yamagishi, 1975 * ''

Embolemus harteni ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1997 * ''

Embolemus honshuensis ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, Mita & Guglielmino, 2014 * ''

Embolemus huberi ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1997 * ''

Embolemus irwini ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Guglielmino & Olmi, 2014) * ''

Embolemus kheeli ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 2004 * ''

Embolemus krombeini ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1996 * ''

Embolemus latus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Azevedo & Amarante, 2005 * '' Embolemus magnus'' (Olmi, 1996) * ''

Embolemus nearcticus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Brues, 1922) * ''

Embolemus neotropicus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus nepalensis'' (Olmi, 1998) * '' Embolemus niger'' van Achterberg, 2000 * '' Embolemus notogeicus'' Olmi, 1996 * ''

Embolemus ogloblini ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1998 * '' Embolemus olmii'' van Achterberg & van Kats, 2000 * ''

Embolemus pecki ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1998 * '' Embolemus poirieri'' (Olmi, Capradossi & Guglielmino, 2019) * ''

Embolemus reticulatus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' van Achterberg, 2000 * ''

Embolemus ruddii ''Embolemus ruddii'' is a small aculeate wasp in the family Embolemidae Embolemidae is a family of small solitary parasitoid wasps with around 70 species in 2 genera distributed around the world.van Achterberg, Cornelis & Kats, R.. (2000). Rev ...

'' Westwood, 1833 * ''

Embolemus sanbornei ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1997 * ''

Embolemus schajovskoyi ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (De Santis & Vidal, 1977) * ''

Embolemus sensitivus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Xu, Olmi & Guglielmino, 2012 * '' Embolemus stangei'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus suavis'' (Olmi, 1998) * '' Embolemus subtilis'' Olmi, 1996 * '' Embolemus tauricus'' Olmi, Belokobylskij & Guglielmino, 2014 * '' Embolemus viator'' (Olmi, 2017) * ''

Embolemus villemantae ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Contarini, Olmi, Capradossi & Guglielmino, 2020 * ''

Embolemus walkeri ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Richards, 1951 * '' Embolemus wilhelmensis'' Olmi, Marletta & Guglielmino, 2016 * ''

Embolemus wilkersoni ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi, 1998) * ''

Embolemus zealandicus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Olmi, 1966

Extinct

* †''

Embolemus antiquus ''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.,van Achte ...

'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar,

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or the lowest stage of the Upper Cretaceous Series. An age is a unit of geochronology; it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the s ...

* †'' Embolemus brachypterus'' Olmi et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus breviscapus'' (Brues, 1922)

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' ...

* †'' Embolemus burmensis'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus cretacicus'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus excitus'' Perrichot & Engel 2011 Baltic amber, Eocene * †''

Embolemus janzeni ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Olmi et al., 2014)

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...

, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus micropterus'' Olmi et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus ohmkuhnlei'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian * †'' Embolemus perialla'' (Ortega-Blanco et al., 2011) Spanish amber,

Albian The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous Epoch/Series. Its approximate time range is 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 100.5 ± 0.9 M ...

* †''

Embolemus quesnoyensis ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Chény, Guillam, Nel & Perrichot, 2020)

Oise amber Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 ...

, France,

Ypresian In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by th ...

* †''

Embolemus succinalis ''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.,van Achte ...

'' (Brues, 1933)

Rovno amber Rivne amber, occasionally called Ukrainian amber, is amber found in the Rivne Oblast and surrounding regions of Ukraine and Belarus. The amber is dated between Late Eocene and Early Miocene, and suggested to be contemporaneous to Baltic amber. ...

* †'' Embolemus zherikhini'' Perkovsky et al., 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

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