A <em>Pristepyris</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2014). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth and Brad Barnd/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 21761 - Psn: 10)

A Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2014). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth and Brad Barnd/BugGuide.

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A female <em>Pristepyris</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). Determined by Jongok LIM, Bob Zuparko, and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 308388 - Psn: 29)

A female Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). Determined by Jongok LIM, Bob Zuparko, and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.

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<em>Pristepyris</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2020). Verified by Brad Barnd and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 489716 - Psn: 30)

Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2020). Verified by Brad Barnd and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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A <em>Pristepyris</em> species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/28/2019). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth and Jongok Lim via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 157254 - Psn: 42)

A Pristepyris species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/28/2019). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth and Jongok Lim via BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

A male <em>Pristepyris</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/23/2018). Verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 719026 - Psn: 44)

A male Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/23/2018). Verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Steve Scholnick MBP List

<em>Pristepyris</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2025). (c) Oliver Yung, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1215304 - Psn: 78)

Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2025). (c) Oliver Yung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2025). (c) Oliver Yung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Pristepyris</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/21/2020). Determined by Brad Barnd and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 489715 - Psn: 100)

Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/21/2020). Determined by Brad Barnd and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

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Status

Following recent revision, the genus Pristocera does not occur in the western hemisphere.

Description

Females ae flightless and ant-like.

Relationships

Parasitizes click beetles (Elateridae).

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A Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2014). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth and Brad Barnd/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A female Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). Determined by Jongok LIM, Bob Zuparko, and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2020). Verified by Brad Barnd and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Pristepyris species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/28/2019). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth and Jongok Lim via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A male Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/23/2018). Verified by Brad Barnd/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2025). (c) Oliver Yung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by OiledOlives via iNaturalist.

Pristepyris species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/21/2020). Determined by Brad Barnd and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Source: Wikipedia

Pristepyris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Bethylidae
Subfamily:	Pristocerinae
Genus:	Pristepyris Kieffer, 1905
Type species
Pristepyris rugicollis Kieffer, 1905
Synonyms^[1]
Acrepyris Kieffer, 1905

Pristepyris is a genus of Pristocerine wasp in the family Bethylidae. It can be found in both the Old World and New World. Members of the genus are ectoparasites of click beetle larvae.^[1]

Species

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As of 2022, there are 38 species in this genus.^[1]^[2] A few are included here:

Pristepyris ishigakiensis (Yasumatsu, 1955)^{c g l}
Pristepyris masii (Soika, 1933)^c
Pristepyris mieae (Terayama, 1995)^{c g l}
Pristepyris ryukyuensis (Terayama, 1999)^{c g}
Pristepyris seqalu Liao, Terayama & Eguchi, 2022^{c g l}
Pristepyris tainanensis (Terayama, 1995)^{c g l}
Pristepyris zhejiangensis (Terayama et al., 2002)^{c g l}

Data sources: c = Catalogue of Life,^[3] g = GBIF,^[4] b = Bugguide.net^[5] l = Liao et al. 2022^[2]