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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
16
144
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
13
110
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
13 Families width 327 Species
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps29SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps254SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies2SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids3SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
7
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
65
254
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
14
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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