Proctotrupoidea is a hymenopteran superfamily containing seven extant families,[1] though others have been recognized in the past, most of these having been removed to a recently erected superfamily Diaprioidea.

Of the remaining families, only Proctotrupidae contains a substantial number of species, with over 400 described.

[2] The others are small, often relictual groups.

See links for individual families for details of life history and diversity.

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