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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
91
1949
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
75
1800
8366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
46
1255
5658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
18
352
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
18 Families width 1179 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps65SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps19SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps131SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps247SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps48SpeciesTaxom
Khutelchalcididae Rasnitsyn & al., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies52SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids8SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps9SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps497SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps2SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids65SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps13SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
10
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
66
131
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
57
247
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
5
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKhutelchalcididae
Rasnitsyn & al., 2004
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
27
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrmyridae
Förster, 1856
Armyrids, Ormyrid wasps
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
139
497
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
10
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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