AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
166
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
14
67
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
9
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
9 Families width 25 Species
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps2SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps0SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
19 Genera with 25 Species
Aethognathus Silvestri, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Antrocephalus Kirby, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Aprostocetus Westwood, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Chartocerus Motschulsky, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Encarsia Förster, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtus Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Eniacomorpha Girault, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Exoristobia Ashmead, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gyranusoidea Compere, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Lathromeris Förster, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastix Förster, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Pediobius Walker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Perilampus Latreille, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Podagrion Spinola, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Signiphora Ashmead, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Sycoscapter Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
25 Species
Aethognathus afer Silvestri, 1915
Anagyrus aligarhensis Agarwal & Alam, 1959
Anagyrus diversicornis (Howard, 1894)⇒ Anagyrus aligarhensis Agarwal & Alam, 1959
Anagyrus lopezi De Santis, 1964
Antrocephalus crassipes Masi, 1940
Aprostocetus procerae Risbec, 1951
Aprostocetus stictococci Silvestri, 1915
Chartocerus (Matritia) hyalipennis Hayat, 1970
Encarsia dispersa Polaszek, 2004Parasitoid wasp
Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani, 1987Parasitoid wasp
Encarsia haitiensis Dozier, 1932Parasitic wasp
Encyrtus sacchari Annecke, 1963
Eniacomorpha ugandensis Masi, 1947
Euplectrus laphygmae Ferriere, 1941
Exoristobia dipterae Risbec, 1951
Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes, 1988
Lathromeris ovicida Risbec, 1956
Leptomastix dactylopii Howard, 1885Citrus mealybug parasite
Leptomastix tsukumiensis Tachikawa, 1963
Pediobius furvus Gahan, 1928Wasp
Podagrion bouceki Delvare, 2005
Signiphora (Signiphorella) merceti Malenotti, 1917
Sycoscapter conocephalus Wiebes, 1964
Tetrastichus giffardianus Silvestri, 1915Parasitoid wasp
Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri, 1913

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

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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