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Checklist for Family Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 (Aphelinid wasps)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
35
757
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
18
354
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
14
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
14 Genera with 65 Species
Aneristus Howard, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinus Dalman, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aphytis Howard, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Centrodora Förster, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagus Westwood, 193111SpeciesTaxom
Encarsia Förster, 200225SpeciesTaxom
Encarsiella Hayat, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocerus Haldeman, 199711SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyia Compere & An..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Marietta Motschoulsky, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Paraphelinus Perkins, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Perissopterus Howard, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pteroptrix Westwood, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Trichaporus Förster, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
65 Species
Aneristus ceroplastae (Howard, 1895)⇒ Coccophagus ceroplastae Howard, 1895
Aphelinus (Aphelinus) gossypii Timberlake, 1924Cotton aphid parasite
Aphytis comperei DeBach & Rosen, 1976
Aphytis cylindratus Compere, 1955
Aphytis holoxanthus DeBach, 1960Circular black scale parasite
Aphytis lepidosaphes Compere, 1955Mussel scale parasite
Aphytis maculatipennis Dozier, 1933
Centrodora tomaspidis Howard, 1914
Coccophagus aleurodici (Girault, 1916)⇒ Encarsiella aleurodici Girault, 1916
Coccophagus apricus Annecke & In..., 1970
Coccophagus baldassarii Compere, 1931
Coccophagus capensis Compere, 1931Parasitic wasp
Coccophagus ceroplastae Howard, 1895Parasitoid wasp
Coccophagus cryptus Annecke & In..., 1974
Coccophagus cubaensis Compere, 1931
Coccophagus fallax Compere, 1939
Coccophagus ghesquierei Hayat, 1987
Coccophagus saissetiae (Gahan, 1922)⇒ Coccophagus ghesquierei Hayat, 1987
Coccophagus silvestrii Compere, 1931
Encarsia brasiliensis (Hempel, 1904)⇒ Encarsia hispida Hempel, 1904
Encarsia brunnea Howard, 1908
Encarsia catherineae Dozier, 1933
Encarsia ciliata Gahan, 1927
Encarsia cubensis Gahan, 1931Whitefly parasitic wasp
Encarsia dispersa Polaszek, 2004Parasitoid wasp
Encarsia dominicana Evans, 2002
Encarsia formosa Gahan, 1924Glasshouse whitefly parasite
Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani, 1987Parasitoid wasp
Encarsia haitiensis Dozier, 1932Parasitic wasp
Encarsia hispida Hempel, 1904Parasitic wasp
Encarsia lanceolata Evans & Pola..., 1997
Encarsia lutea Masi, 1909Parasitic wasp
Encarsia luteola Howard, 1895Parasitoid
Encarsia meritoria Gahan, 1927
Encarsia nigricephala Dozier, 1937King´s Hairstreak
Encarsia noyesi (Hayat, 1983)⇒ Encarsiella noyesi Hayat, 1983
Encarsia parvella Silvestri, 1915
Encarsia pergandiella Howard, 1907Parasitic wasp
Encarsia perplexa Huang & Pola..., 1998Parasitic wasp
Encarsia portoricensis Howard, 1907
Encarsia protransvena Viggiani, 1985Parasitoid wasp
Encarsia quaintancei Howard, 1907
Encarsia sophia Girault & Dodd, 1915Parasitoid wasp
Encarsia telemachusi Evans, 2002
Encarsiella aleurodici Girault, 1916
Encarsiella noyesi Hayat, 1983Parasitoid wasp
Eretmocerus aleurothrixus Rose, 2001
Eretmocerus californicus Howard, 1895Wasp
Eretmocerus cocois Delvare, 2008
Eretmocerus desantisi Rose, 2001
Eretmocerus gracilis Rose, 2001
Eretmocerus haldemani Howard, 1908Parasitoid wasp
Eretmocerus mundus Mercet, 1931Parasitoid wasp
Eretmocerus pallidus Dozier, 1932
Eretmocerus paulistus Hempel, 1904
Eretmocerus portoricensis Dozier, 1932
Eretmocerus tejanus Rose & Zolne..., 1997
Lounsburyia affinis Compere & An..., 1961
Marietta busckii Howard, 1907
Marietta dozieri Hayat, 1986
Marietta maculatipennis (Dozier, 1933)⇒ Aphytis maculatipennis Dozier, 1933
Paraphelinus tomaspidis (Howard, 1914)⇒ Centrodora tomaspidis Howard, 1914
Perissopterus busckii (Howard, 1907)⇒ Marietta busckii Howard, 1907
Pteroptrix howardi Dozier, 1937
Trichaporus catherineae (Dozier, 1933)⇒ Encarsia catherineae Dozier, 1933

Subnodes of Aphelinidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyAphelininae
Thomson, 1876
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccophaginae
Förster, 1878
5
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEretmocerinae
Shafee & Khan, 1978
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphelinidae at artfakta.se
Aphelinidae at dyntaxa.se
Aphelinidae at gbif.org
Aphelinidae at irmng.org
Aphelinidae at itis.gov