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Checklist for Family Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 (Chalcidid wasps)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
51
2295
11058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
20
927
3967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
39
229
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
39 Genera with 229 Species
#ABCDEHIMNOPST
Acanthochalcis Cameron, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Antrocephalus Kirby, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Belaspidia Masi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 183437SpeciesTaxom
Ceratosmicra Ashmead, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Chalcis Fabricius, 191024SpeciesTaxom
Chirocerus Brullé, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Conura Spinola, 187245SpeciesTaxom
Crytogaster1SpeciesTaxom
Diplodontia Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dirhinus Dalman, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Eniaca Kirby, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Epitranus Walker, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Eterochalcis Burks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Halticella Stephens, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Haltichella Spinola, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Hockeria Walker, 186110SpeciesTaxom
Invreia Boucek, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Melanosmicra Ashmead, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Metadontia Ashmead, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Mischosmicra Ashmead, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Misocoris Rondani, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Notaspidium Dalla Torre, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycoryphus Fischer, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pareniaca Crawford, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phasgonophora Westwood, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Proconura Dodd, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prospaltella Ashmead, 09SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochalcis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Psilochalcis Kieffer, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Schwarcella1SpeciesTaxom
Schwartzella1SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzella Ashmead, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Smicra Spinola, 188514SpeciesTaxom
Spilochalcis Thomson, 194026SpeciesTaxom
Stomatocera1SpeciesTaxom
Stomatoceras Kirby, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Trigonura Sichel, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Trogonura1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
229 Species
Acanthochalcis (Acanthochalcis) nigricans Cameron, 1884
Acanthochalcis (Belochalcis) unispinosa Girault, 1917
Antrocephalus dividens Walker, 1860Parasitoid wasp
Belaspidia longicauda Halstead, 1988
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) aeca Burks, 1960
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) coloradensis (Walker, 1834)⇒ Brachymeria parvula Walker, 1834
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) compsilurae Crawford, 1911
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) fonscolombei (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Brachymeria podagrica Fabricius, 1787
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) hammari Crawford, 1915
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) incerta Cresson, 1865
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) lasus Walker, 1841Chalcid wasp
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) mnestor Walker, 1841Chalcid wasp
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) molestae Burks, 1960
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) ovata Say, 1824
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) perflavipes Girault, 1915
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) podagrica Fabricius, 1787Chalcid wasp
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) robusta (Girault, 1915)⇒ Brachymeria borealis Girault, 1915
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) russelli Burks, 1960
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) sidnica Holmgren, 1868
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) slossonae Crawford, 1910
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) subrugosa Blanchard, 1942
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) tegularis (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Brachymeria sidnica Holmgren, 1868
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) truncatella Burks, 1967
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) weemsi Burks, 1960
Brachymeria (Gahanula) discreta Gahan, 1942Wasp
Brachymeria (Pseudobrachymeria) columbiana Howard, 1885
Brachymeria (Pseudobrachymeria) flegiae Burks, 1960
Brachymeria (Pseudobrachymeria) laetiliae Burks, 1960
Brachymeria (Pseudobrachymeria) pedalis Cresson, 1872
Brachymeria (Pseudobrachymeria) psyche Burks, 1960
Brachymeria agonoxenae Fullaway, 1950Parasitoid wasp
Brachymeria boranensis Masi, 1939Parasitoid wasp
Brachymeria borealis Girault, 1915
Brachymeria dorsalis Walker, 1862
Brachymeria flavipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Brachymeria perflavipes Girault, 1915
Brachymeria microgaster Schmitz, 1946
Brachymeria parvula Walker, 1834
Brachymeria polynesialis Cameron, 1881Parasitoid wasp
Brachymeria subconica Boucek, 1992
Brachymeria tarsalis Motschulsky, 1863
Brachymeria tibialis Walker, 1834
Ceratosmicra campoplegicis (Cameron, 1884)⇒ Conura petioliventris Cameron, 1884
Ceratosmicra debilis (Say, 1836)⇒ Conura debilis Say, 1836
Ceratosmicra paya (Burks, 1940)⇒ Conura paya Burks, 1940
Ceratosmicra provancheri (Burks, 1968)⇒ Conura provancheri Burks, 1968
Chalcis abiesae (Say, 1824)⇒ Brachymeria ovata Say, 1824
Chalcis amphilochus Walker, 1846
Chalcis barbara Cresson, 1872
Chalcis belfragei (Crawford, 1910)⇒ Brachymeria dorsalis Walker, 1862
Chalcis canadensis Cresson, 1872
Chalcis columbiana (Howard, 1885)⇒ Brachymeria columbiana Howard, 1885
Chalcis compsilurae (Crawford, 1911)⇒ Brachymeria compsilurae Crawford, 1911
Chalcis divisa Walker, 1862
Chalcis flavipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Conura subobsoleta Cresson, 1872
Chalcis flebilis Cresson, 1872
Chalcis hammari (Crawford, 1915)⇒ Brachymeria hammari Crawford, 1915
Chalcis lasia Burks, 1940
Chalcis louisiana (Howard, 1885)⇒ Brachymeria columbiana Howard, 1885
Chalcis megalomis Burks, 1940
Chalcis microgaster (Say, 1824)⇒ Brachymeria microgaster Schmitz, 1946
Chalcis neptis Burks, 1940
Chalcis ovata (Say, 1824)⇒ Brachymeria ovata Say, 1824
Chalcis pedalis (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Brachymeria pedalis Cresson, 1872
Chalcis perdita Brues, 1910
Chalcis praevalens Cockerell, 1907
Chalcis praevolans Cockerell, 1907
Chalcis slossonae (Crawford, 1910)⇒ Brachymeria slossonae Crawford, 1910
Chalcis tarsalis (Motschulsky, 1863)⇒ Trigonura tarsata Dalla Torre, 1898
Chalcis tortilis Brues, 1910
Chirocerus floridanus Ashmead, 1881
Conura (Ceratosmicra) albifrons Walsh, 1861
Conura (Ceratosmicra) hirtifemora Ashmead, 1885
Conura (Ceratosmicra) immaculata Cresson, 1865Parasitoid wasp
Conura (Ceratosmicra) meteori Burks, 1940
Conura (Ceratosmicra) petioliventris Cameron, 1884Parasitoid wasp
Conura (Ceratosmicra) side Walker, 1843
Conura (Conura) nigricornis Fabricius, 1798
Conura (Spilochalcis) depicta Walker, 1864
Conura (Spilochalcis) femorata Fabricius, 1775
Conura accila Walker, 1841
Conura amoena Say, 1836
Conura apaiis Burks, 1940
Conura attacta Walker, 1864
Conura camescens Delvare, 1992
Conura contributa Walker, 1864
Conura convergea Delvare, 2003
Conura coxalis Cresson, 1872
Conura debilis Say, 1836
Conura delicata Cresson, 1872
Conura delumbis Cresson, 1872
Conura dentiscapa Moitoza, 1994
Conura dimidiata (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Conura sichelata Delvare, 1992
Conura discolor Walker, 1862
Conura dorsata Cresson, 1872
Conura elaeisis Delvare, 1993
Conura enocki Ashmead, 1904Chalcid wasp
Conura flava (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Conura alutacea Delvare, 1992
Conura igneoides Kirby, 1883
Conura igneopatruelis Moitoza, 1994
Conura juxta Cresson, 1872
Conura leptis Burks, 1940
Conura longipetiola Ashmead, 1885
Conura maculata (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Conura silvestrii De Santis, 1980
Conura maria Riley, 1870
Conura mariae (Riley, 1872)⇒ Conura maria Riley, 1870
Conura odontotae Howard, 1885
Conura paya Burks, 1940
Conura phais Burks, 1940
Conura pilosipartis Moitoza, 1994
Conura provancheri Burks, 1968
Conura pseudofulvovariegata Becker, 1989
Conura sanguiniventris Cresson, 1872
Conura segoviae Cameron, 1904
Conura subobsoleta Cresson, 1872
Conura torvina Cresson, 1872
Crytogaster dineutis
Diplodontia carolina (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Conura nigricornis Fabricius, 1798
Dirhinus (Dirhinoides) luciliae (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Dirhinus himalayanus Westwood, 1836
Dirhinus (Dirhinus) anthracia Walker, 1846Parasitoid wasp
Dirhinus (Dirhinus) giffardii Silvestri, 1913Wasp
Dirhinus (Dirhinus) texanus Ashmead, 1896
Dirhinus himalayanus Westwood, 1836Parasitoid wasp
Dirhinus perideus Burks, 1947
Dirhinus schwarzi Crawford, 1913
Eniaca texana (Ashmead, 1896)⇒ Dirhinus texanus Ashmead, 1896
Epitranus oxytelus Boucek, 1982
Eterochalcis scudderi Brues, 1910
Halticella longicornis (Walker, 1843)⇒ Haltichella onatas Walker, 1843
Haltichella americana (Walker, 1843)⇒ Haltichella xanticles Walker, 1843
Haltichella longicornis (Walker, 1843)⇒ Haltichella onatas Walker, 1843
Haltichella onatas Walker, 1843
Haltichella onatus
Haltichella rhyacionia (Gahan, 1927)⇒ Haltichella rhyacioniae Gahan, 1927
Haltichella rhyacioniae Gahan, 1927
Haltichella xanticles Walker, 1843
Hockeria bicolor Halstead, 1990
Hockeria brevipennis Halstead, 1990
Hockeria burksi Halstead, 1990
Hockeria eriensis Wallace, 1942
Hockeria hainesi Halstead, 1990
Hockeria micra Halstead, 1990
Hockeria rubra Ashmead, 1894
Hockeria tenuicornis Girault, 1918
Hockeria unipunctatipennis Girault, 1918
Hockeria vetusta Dufour, 1861
Invreia deceptor (Grissell & S..., 1981)⇒ Psilochalcis deceptor Grissell & S..., 1981
Invreia threa (Grissell & S..., 1981)⇒ Psilochalcis threa Grissell & S..., 1981
Invreia usta (Grissell & S..., 1981)⇒ Psilochalcis usta Grissell & S..., 1981
Melanosmicra areta Burks, 1939
Melanosmicra flavicollis Cameron, 1904
Melanosmicra immaculata Ashmead, 1904
Melanosmicra variventris Ashmead, 1904
Metadontia amoena (Say, 1836)⇒ Conura amoena Say, 1836
Mischosmicra kahlii (Ashmead, 1904)⇒ Conura debilis Say, 1836
Misocoris oomyzus Geoffroy, 1785
Oxycoryphus obscura (Thomas, C., 1872)⇒ Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872
Pareniaca schwarzi (Crawford, 1913)⇒ Dirhinus schwarzi Crawford, 1913
Phasgonophora sulcata Westwood, 1832
Proconura philippinensis Masi, 1929Wasp
Prospaltella bella (Gahan, 1927)⇒ Encarsia bella Gahan, 1927
Prospaltella citrella (Howard, 1908)⇒ Encarsia porteri Mercet, 1928
Prospaltella diaspidicola (Silvestri, 1909)⇒ Encarsia diaspidicola Silvestri, 1909
Prospaltella elongata (Girault, 1933)⇒ Encarsia brimblecombei Girault, 1933
Prospaltella koebelei (Howard, 1908)⇒ Encarsia koebelei Howard, 1908
Prospaltella murtfeldti (Howard, 1894)⇒ Coccophagoides murtfeldtae Howard, 1894
Prospaltella pulchella (Dozier, 1937)⇒ Coccophagoides pulchellus Dozier, 1937
Prospaltella quercicola (Howard, 1908)⇒ Encarsia quercicola Howard, 1908
Prospaltella quericola
Pseudochalcis psyche
Psilochalcis brevialata Grissell & J..., 2001
Psilochalcis deceptor Grissell & S..., 1981
Psilochalcis hespenheidei Boucek, 1984Parasitoid wasp
Psilochalcis threa Grissell & S..., 1981
Psilochalcis usta Grissell & S..., 1981
Schwarcella ariconensis
Schwartzella arizonensis
Schwarzella arizonensis Ashmead, 1904
Smicra albifrons (Walsh, 1861)⇒ Conura albifrons Walsh, 1861
Smicra barbara (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Chalcis barbara Cresson, 1872
Smicra decempunctata (Walker, 1843)⇒ Conura side Walker, 1843
Smicra delicata (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Conura delicata Cresson, 1872
Smicra delira (Walker, 1843)⇒ Conura side Walker, 1843
Smicra gigantea (Westwood, 1832)⇒ Phasgonophora sulcata Westwood, 1832
Smicra hirtifemora (Ashmead, 1885)⇒ Conura hirtifemora Ashmead, 1885
Smicra longipetiola (Ashmead, 1885)⇒ Conura longipetiola Ashmead, 1885
Smicra mirabilis (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Conura attacta Walker, 1864
Smicra montana (Ashmead, 1887)⇒ Conura amoena Say, 1836
Smicra rufofemorata (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Chalcis barbara Cresson, 1872
Smicra sanguiniventris Cresson, 1872
Smicra subobsoleta Cresson, 1872
Smicra vittata (Ashmead, 1885)⇒ Conura igneoides Kirby, 1883
Spilochalcis accila (Walker, 1841)⇒ Conura accila Walker, 1841
Spilochalcis albifrons (Walsh, 1861)⇒ Conura albifrons Walsh, 1861
Spilochalcis ancylae
Spilochalcis apaiis (Burks, 1940)⇒ Conura apaiis Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis clora (Ashmead, 1904)⇒ Conura enocki Ashmead, 1904
Spilochalcis delumbis Cresson, 1872
Spilochalcis dema Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis elachis Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis exornata Cresson, 1872
Spilochalcis flavopicta (Walker, 1843)⇒ Conura side Walker, 1843
Spilochalcis igneoides Kirby, 1883
Spilochalcis leptis Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis mariae Riley, 1872
Spilochalcis melana Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis mesillae (Cockerell, 1897)⇒ Conura igneoides Kirby, 1883
Spilochalcis missouriensis (Howard, 1885)⇒ Conura dorsata Cresson, 1872
Spilochalcis nigricornis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Conura nigricornis Fabricius, 1798
Spilochalcis phais Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis phoenica Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis sanguiniventris Cresson, 1872
Spilochalcis scudderi Brues, 1910
Spilochalcis side (Walker, 1843)⇒ Conura side Walker, 1843
Spilochalcis tanais Burks, 1940
Spilochalcis torvina (Walsh, 1861)⇒ Conura torvina Cresson, 1872
Spilochalcis virens (Howard, 1885)⇒ Conura coxalis Cresson, 1872
Spilochalcis xantha Burks, 1940
Stomatocera rubra (Ashmead, 1894)⇒ Hockeria rubra Ashmead, 1894
Stomatoceras tenuicornis (Girault, 1918)⇒ Hockeria tenuicornis Girault, 1918
Stomatoceras unipunctatipennis (Girault, 1918)⇒ Hockeria unipunctatipennis Girault, 1918
Trigonura algerti Burks, 1959
Trigonura californica Rohwer, 1917
Trigonura elegans Provancher, 1887
Trigonura hicoriae (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Trigonura elegans Provancher, 1887
Trigonura insularis Cresson, 1865Chacid wasp
Trigonura pini Burks, 1959
Trigonura tarsata Dalla Torre, 1898
Trigonura ulmi Burks, 1959
Trogonura algerti

Subnodes of Chalcididae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyChalcidinae
Latreille, 1817
7
121
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDirhininae
Ashmead, 1904
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEpitraninae
Burks, 1936
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaltichellinae
Ashmead, 1904
10
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



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