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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
23
79
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
11
35
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
11 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae (Haliday, 1833)Fairflies0SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
35 Genera with 29 Species
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Bothriophryne Compere, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Centrodora Förster, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodes Förster, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Elisabethiella Grandi, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Encarsia Förster, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eulophomorpha Dodd, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmella Masi, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gonatocerus Nees, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Habrolepis Foerster, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hockeria Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Horismenus Walker, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastidea Mercet, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Leucospis Fabricius, 1899Leucospid Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyia Compere & An..., 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesocomys Cameron, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metaphycus Mercet, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Micrapion Kriechbaumer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Nigeriella Wiebes, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ooderella Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ooencyrtus Ashmead, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Otitesella Westwood, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Palachia Boucek, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenodiscus Girault, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Pediobius Walker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Philocaenus Grandi, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Platyscapa Motschoulsky, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Pteroptrix Westwood, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Scutellista Motschulsky, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Teasienna Heydon, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Thinodytes Graham, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Tineobius Ashmead, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriophryne velata Prinsloo & A..., 1978
Discodes coccophagus Ratzeburg, 1848
Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes, 1989
Encarsia flavo scutellum (Zehntner, 1900)⇒ Encarsia flavoscutellum Zehntner, 1900
Eulophomorpha clubiona Sheng & Wang, 1997
Eurytoma transvaalensis Cameron, 1911
Habrolepis algoensis Annecke & My..., 1970
Horismenus bruchophagus Burks, 1971
Leptomastidea usta Prinsloo, 2001
Leucospis schlettereri Schulthess-S..., 1899
Mesocomys pulchriceps Cameron, 1905
Metaphycus latifrons Annecke & My..., 1971
Micrapion clavaforme Steffan, 1948
Nigeriella excavata Compton, 1990
Ooderella botswanae
Ooencyrtus camerounensis Risbec, 1956
Otitesella pseudoserrata van Noort, 1997
Palachia turneri Boucek, 1978
Paraphaenodiscus paralis Prinsloo & M..., 1982
Paraphaenodiscus pedanus Prinsloo & M..., 1982
Pediobius furvus Gahan, 1928Wasp
Philocaenus rotundus van Noort, 1994
Platyscapa awekei Wiebes, 1977
Pteroptrix aethiopica Annecke, 1964
Pteroptrix ordinis Prinsloo & N..., 1990
Teasienna africana Mitroiu, 2017
Tetrastichus auplopus Burks, 1963
Thinodytes cyzicus Walker, 1839
Tineobius gonometae Ferriere, 1938

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Botswana
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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