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Taxonomy of Family Chalcididae Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
319
21125
328720
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
165
17348
314830
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
100
10917
147526
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
40
4614
48901
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
285
3854
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Chalcididae Latreille, 1817
SubfamilyBrachymeriinae
Mani, 1938
  ⇒ Chalcidinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyChalcidinae
Latreille, 1817
26
1370
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDirhininae
Ashmead, 1904
4
96
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEpitraninae
Burks, 1936
1
114
Genus
Species
SubfamilyHaltichellinae
Ashmead, 1904
79
1010
Genera
Species
SubfamilySmicromorphinae
Girault, 1913
1
10
Genus
Species
GenusAcanthocalcis
Schmiedeknecht, 1909
  ⇒ Acanthochalcis
0Species
GenusAllocentrus
Cameron, 1911
  ⇒ Megachalcis
4Species
GenusAnacryptua
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Epitranus
0Species
GenusAnacryptus
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Epitranus
21Species
GenusAnacrytpus
1Species
GenusAnastatimorpha
Erdös, 1957
2Species
GenusAnickia
Kalina, 1984
  ⇒ Brasema
1Species
GenusAnnacryptoides
1Species
GenusAnoplochalcidia
Steffan, 1951
  ⇒ Lasiochalcidia
1Species
GenusAnthrocephalus
Schmiedeknecht, 1909
  ⇒ Antrocephalus
11Species
GenusAntigaster
Walsh & Riley, 1869
  ⇒ Anastatus
2Species
GenusArretocera
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Epitranus
13Species
GenusArretoceroidella
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Conura
1Species
GenusArretoceroides
Girault, 1915
  ⇒ Nearretocera
2Species
GenusArthrocephalus  ⇒ Antrocephalus
0Species
GenusAspirhina
Kirby, 1883
1Species
GenusAustralochalcis
Girault, 1939
  ⇒ Brachymeria
1Species
GenusAustraloödera
Girault, 1922
  ⇒ Australoodera
0Species
GenusBactrochalcis
Kieffer, 1912
  ⇒ Trigonura
1Species
GenusBasilewskyella
Risbec, 1957
  ⇒ Sphegigaster
1Species
GenusBrachepitelia
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Brachymeria
1Species
GenusBrachimeria
1Species
GenusBrasemopsis
Brèthes, 1913
  ⇒ Arachnophaga
1Species
GenusCentrochalcidea
Gahan & Fagan, 1923
0Species
GenusCerachalcis
Masi, 1944
  ⇒ Cratocentrus
8Species
GenusCeratosmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
16Species
GenusCerochalcis
1Species
GenusCerycium
Erdös, 1946
  ⇒ Anastatus
1Species
GenusCeyxia
Girault, 1911
  ⇒ Brachymeria
29Species
GenusChalcidellia
Girault, 1924
  ⇒ Trigonura
2Species
GenusChalcinus
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Chalcis
0Species
GenusChalcitella
Westwood, 1835
  ⇒ Epitranus
8Species
GenusChalcitelloides
Girault, 1914
  ⇒ Epitranus
5Species
GenusChalcites
Heer, 1856
  ⇒ Chalcitiscus
3Species
GenusChirocerus
Brullé in Lepeletier, 1846
  ⇒ Chirocera
2Species
GenusCockeria
0Species
GenusCrytogaster
1Species
GenusDescampsia
Risbec, 1955
  ⇒ Anastatus
1Species
GenusDiplodontia
Ashmead, 1888
  ⇒ Conura
2Species
GenusDirhinoides
Masi, 1947
  ⇒ Dirhinus
4Species
GenusDirrhinoidea
Girault, 1912
  ⇒ Dirhinus
1Species
GenusDirrhinomorpha
Girault & Dodd, 1915
  ⇒ Brachymeria
1Species
GenusDirrhinus
Dalman, 1823
  ⇒ Dirhinus
5Species
GenusDromochalcidia
Masi, 1929
  ⇒ Lasiochalcidia
3Species
GenusEncyrtarpis
Da Costa Lima, 1919
0Species
GenusEniaca
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Dirhinus
3Species
GenusEniacella
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Dirhinus
2Species
GenusEniacomorpha
Girault, 1915
  ⇒ Dirhinus
11Species
GenusEnneasmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
3Species
GenusEpinaeus
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Conura
1Species
GenusEpitelia
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Stypiura
5Species
GenusEterochalcis
Burks, 1939
  ⇒ Conura
3Species
GenusEuchalcida
1Species
GenusEuchalcidia
Masi, 1927
  ⇒ Psilochalcis
29Species
GenusEugastrochalcis
Masi, 1929
  ⇒ Neochalcis
2Species
GenusEusayia
Ashmead, 1904
1Species
GenusEustypiura
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
5Species
GenusGahanula
Burks, 1960
0Species
GenusGrisselliella
Narendran, 1988
  ⇒ Conura
1Species
GenusHaltichellodes
Steffan, 1955
0Species
GenusHaticella
1Species
GenusHeptasmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
15Species
GenusHeptasmiera
Ashmead, 1904
0Species
GenusHexachalcis
Cameron, 1911
  ⇒ Megalocolus
1Species
GenusHexasmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
4Species
GenusHippota
Walker, 1871
  ⇒ Hippotiscus
2Species
GenusHockerria
1Species
GenusHolochalcis
Kieffer, 1905
0Species
GenusHontalia
Cameron, 1884
  ⇒ Dirhinus
3Species
GenusHyperchalcidia
Steffan, 1951
  ⇒ Psilochalcis
2Species
GenusIdoleupelmus
Ashmead, 1896
  ⇒ Arachnophaga
3Species
GenusIniaca
1Species
GenusInvreia
Boucek, 1951
  ⇒ Psilochalcis
17Species
GenusIrichohaltichella
4Species
GenusLamoundella
Shafee & Dutt, 1986
  ⇒ Epitranus
1Species
GenusLampretatus
Walker, 1843
  ⇒ Lamprotatus
4Species
GenusLarradamorpha
Dalla Torre, 1898
0Species
GenusLarradomorpha
Stadelmann, 1892
  ⇒ Marres
1Species
GenusLepidochalcis
Nikol´skaya, 1952
  ⇒ Cratocentrus
1Species
GenusLeptochalcis
Kieffer, 1905
  ⇒ Psilochalcis
1Species
GenusMacrochalcis
Masi, 1944
  ⇒ Megachalcis
3Species
GenusMalambrunia
Masi, 1929
  ⇒ Tanycoryphus
1Species
GenusMatsumurameria
Habu, 1960
0Species
GenusMercetina
Bolivar y Pieltain, 1934
  ⇒ Arachnophaga
2Species
GenusMetadontia
Ashmead, 1888
  ⇒ Conura
7Species
GenusMetaplopoda
Masi, 1926
  ⇒ Neanastatus
1Species
GenusMeyeriella
Krausse, 1917
  ⇒ Brachymeria
1Species
GenusMicrochalcis
Kieffer, 1904
  ⇒ Haltichella
1Species
GenusMirochalcis
Girault, 1915
  ⇒ Brachymeria
1Species
GenusMischochalcis
Ranjith, Priyadarsanan & Delvare, 2022
2Species
GenusMischosmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
1Species
GenusMisocharis
Dalla Torre, 1898
0Species
GenusMisochoris
Rondani, 1874
0Species
GenusMisocoris
Rondani, 1877
  ⇒ Anastatus
3Species
GenusMixochalcis
Blanchard, 1935
1Species
GenusNeoanacryptus
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Epitranus
2Species
GenusNeoanacrytpus
1Species
GenusNeobrachymeria
Masi, 1929
  ⇒ Brachymeria
2Species
GenusNeochalcidia
Husain, Rauf & Kudeshia, 1985
  ⇒ Proconura
1Species
GenusNeoirichohalticella
Narendran, 2006
1Species
GenusNeophasgonophora
Masi, 1942
1Species
GenusNippohockeria
1Species
GenusOctofuniculus
Liao, 1982
0Species
GenusOctosmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
6Species
GenusOncochalcis
j�rgensenii Cameron, 1909
  ⇒ Brachymeria
14Species
GenusOoderelloides
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Brasema
3Species
GenusOrthochalcis
Kieffer, 1905
  ⇒ Neochalcis
4Species
GenusOxycoryhpus
Cameron, 1904
  ⇒ Lasiochalcidia
1Species
GenusOxycorypha
0Species
GenusOxycoryphiscus
Ghesquiere, 1946
0Species
GenusOxycoryphus
Fischer, 1853
  ⇒ Calephorus
21Species
GenusParabruchophagus
Zerova, 1992
  ⇒ Bruchophagus
1Species
GenusParaguaya
Girault, 1911
  ⇒ Anastatus
1Species
GenusParanacryptus
Girault, 1915
  ⇒ Epitranus
2Species
GenusPararretoceroides
Mani, 1938
  ⇒ Epitranus
3Species
GenusParavignalia
Risbec, 1951
  ⇒ Anastatus
1Species
GenusPareniaca
Crawford, 1913
  ⇒ Dirhinus
14Species
GenusParinvreia
Steffan, 1951
0Species
GenusParooderella
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Anastatus
9Species
GenusPeltochalcidia
Steffan, 1949
  ⇒ Psilochalcis
6Species
GenusPentachalcis
Cameron, 1908
  ⇒ Megalocolus
1Species
GenusPentasmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
11Species
GenusPlagiosmicra
Cameron in Baker, 1904
1Species
GenusPlatychalcis
Cameron, 1904
  ⇒ Melanosmicra
3Species
GenusProanastatus
De Santis, 1952
  ⇒ Anastatus
1Species
GenusProctoceras
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Conura
2Species
GenusProspaltella
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Encarsia
104Species
GenusProspetella
1Species
GenusProtoceras
Ashmead, 1888
0Species
GenusPseudanastatus
Masi, 1917
  ⇒ Anastatus
2Species
GenusPseudepitelia
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Brachymeria
3Species
GenusPseudobrachymeria
Burks, 1960
0Species
GenusPseudochalcis
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Stypiura
7Species
GenusPseudooderella
Brèthes, 1922
  ⇒ Anastatus
1Species
GenusPsychidosmicra
Blanchard, 1935
5Species
GenusSabatius
Masi, 1929
  ⇒ Tanycoryphus
1Species
GenusSayella  ⇒ Sayiella
1Species
GenusSayiella
Ashmead, 1904
1Species
GenusSchwarcella
1Species
GenusSchwartzella
1Species
GenusSinulapada
0Species
GenusSkeloceras
Delucchi, 1953
  ⇒ Lamprotatus
9Species
GenusSkleroceras  ⇒ Lamprotatus
1Species
GenusSmicra
Spinola, 1837
  ⇒ Smiera
149Species
GenusSmicromorphella
Girault, 1930
  ⇒ Smicromorpha
2Species
GenusSmiera
Spinola, 1811
  ⇒ Chalcis
115Species
GenusSolindenelleus
Girault, 1914
  ⇒ Neanastatus
1Species
GenusSolindenia
Cameron, 1883
  ⇒ Anastatus
5Species
GenusSolindinia
Ashmead, 1904
0Species
GenusSphecigaster
Schulz, 1906
  ⇒ Sphegigaster
0Species
GenusSpilachalcis
0Species
GenusSpilochalcis
Thomson, 1876
  ⇒ Conura
351Species
GenusSpilochalis
3Species
GenusSpilosmicra
Cameron, 1910
3Species
GenusStomatocera
3Species
GenusStomatocerus
Dalla Torre, 1898
0Species
GenusStomoceras
Gahan, 1919
0Species
GenusTanushyama
Narendran, 1989
  ⇒ Steninvreia
1Species
GenusTasmanastatus
Boucek, 1988
  ⇒ Calymmochilus
3Species
GenusTerastichus
1Species
GenusTetrasmicra
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
7Species
GenusThaumapus
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Conura
7Species
GenusThaumatelia
Kirby, 1883
  ⇒ Brachymeria
6Species
GenusThaumateliana
Girault, 1912
  ⇒ Brachymeria
1Species
GenusThaumatopus
Schulz, 1906
0Species
GenusTrigonurella
Boucek, 1988
  ⇒ Muhabbetella
7Species
GenusTrismicra
Ashmead, 1904
2Species
GenusTrogonura
1Species
GenusTumidicoxa
Girault, 1911
  ⇒ Brachymeria
9Species
GenusTumidicoxella
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Brachymeria
4Species
GenusTumidicoxoides
Girault, 1913
  ⇒ Brachymeria
3Species
GenusUncochalcis
Cameron, 1911
0Species
GenusUrochalcis
Nikol´skaya, 1952
  ⇒ Trigonura
2Species
GenusXanthomelanus
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Conura
3Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Chalcididae
GermanErzwespen, Zehrwespen
EnglishChalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
DutchBronswespen
SwedishBredlårsteklar
FrenchGuêpe chalcid


Distribution and Species lists of Chalcididae Latreille, 1817
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Afghanistan
5 Genera  6 Species
Albania
8 Genera  9 Species
Algeria
14 Genera  21 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
9 Genera  15 Species
Australia
44 Genera  269 Species
Austria
5 Genera  8 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  8 Species
Benin
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
7 Genera  12 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  0 Species
Brazil
34 Genera  148 Species
Brunei
1 Genus  1 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  3 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
6 Genera  9 Species
Canada
12 Genera  40 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  1 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  0 Species
Chad
2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
1 Genus  0 Species
China
13 Genera  44 Species
Colombia
9 Genera  16 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  0 Species
Costa Rica
20 Genera  72 Species
Croatia
5 Genera  6 Species
Cuba
8 Genera  17 Species
Cyprus
4 Genera  5 Species
Czech Republic
13 Genera  32 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 Genera  70 Species
Denmark
4 Genera  8 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
9 Genera  12 Species
Egypt
5 Genera  13 Species
Eritrea
6 Genera  9 Species
Estonia
7 Genera  8 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  6 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
8 Genera  11 Species
France
17 Genera  32 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Gambia
5 Genera  5 Species
Georgia
4 Genera  4 Species
Germany
8 Genera  20 Species
Ghana
4 Genera  4 Species
Greece
11 Genera  12 Species
Grenada
3 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
8 Genera  6 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  4 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  2 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  5 Species
Honduras
6 Genera  8 Species
Hungary
7 Genera  15 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
29 Genera  139 Species
Indonesia
19 Genera  50 Species
Iran
5 Genera  7 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
4 Genera  4 Species
Israel
5 Genera  11 Species
Italy
18 Genera  64 Species
Ivory Coast
4 Genera  5 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  2 Species
Japan
13 Genera  42 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Genera  5 Species
Kenya
9 Genera  15 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
2 Genera  3 Species
Lebanon
2 Genera  3 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  0 Species
Liberia
3 Genera  2 Species
Libya
4 Genera  5 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
13 Genera  26 Species
Malawi
3 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
21 Genera  53 Species
Mali
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
3 Genera  3 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
5 Genera  4 Species
Mexico
22 Genera  89 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  4 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  2 Species
Mongolia
2 Genera  2 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
14 Genera  26 Species
Mozambique
5 Genera  8 Species
Myanmar
4 Genera  5 Species
Namibia
14 Genera  18 Species
Nepal
5 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
6 Genera  10 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  6 Species
Nicaragua
3 Genera  3 Species
Nigeria
4 Genera  10 Species
Norway
5 Genera  7 Species
Pakistan
5 Genera  15 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
11 Genera  19 Species
Papua New Guinea
13 Genera  27 Species
Paraguay
13 Genera  34 Species
Peru
12 Genera  21 Species
Philippines
24 Genera  68 Species
Poland
3 Genera  3 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  6 Species
Republic South Africa
29 Genera  70 Species
Romania
4 Genera  3 Species
Russia
3 Genera  5 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  2 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4 Genera  4 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
San Marino
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
8 Genera  13 Species
Senegal
15 Genera  33 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Seychelles
4 Genera  4 Species
Sierra Leone
5 Genera  7 Species
Singapore
7 Genera  5 Species
Slovakia
5 Genera  9 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  3 Species
Somalia
5 Genera  15 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  5 Species
Spain
16 Genera  34 Species
Sri Lanka
9 Genera  20 Species
Sudan
9 Genera  9 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
12 Genera  30 Species
Switzerland
5 Genera  3 Species
Taiwan
39 Genera  248 Species
Tajikistan
8 Genera  12 Species
Tanzania
5 Genera  6 Species
Thailand
7 Genera  7 Species
Togo
1 Genus  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
7 Genera  19 Species
Tunisia
3 Genera  3 Species
Turkey
4 Genera  8 Species
Turkmenistan
7 Genera  11 Species
Uganda
6 Genera  7 Species
Ukraine
3 Genera  9 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
8 Genera  15 Species
USA
39 Genera  229 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
6 Genera  7 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  4 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
17 Genera  21 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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