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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
43
2040
9930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
18
763
3455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
18 Families width 3455 Species and 12 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp222SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps267SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps329SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps739SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp61SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps606SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps209SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps173SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps42SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies132SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids15SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps47SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps389SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps9SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890Tanaostigmatid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids129SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps75SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
46
222
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
23
267
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
56
329
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
160
739
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
20
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
107
606
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
26
209
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
28
173
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
3
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
40
132
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrmyridae
Förster, 1856
Armyrids, Ormyrid wasps
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
10
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
171
389
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
32
129
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
29
75
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chalcidoidea at artfakta.se
Chalcidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Chalcidoidea at itis.gov