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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
277
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
276
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
24
136
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
14
59
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
14 Families width 52 Species
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae (Haliday, 1833)Fairflies0SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids2SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids0SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps0SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
59 Genera with 52 Species
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Ablerus Howard, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Adencyrtus Prinsloo, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Aenasius Walker, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Anagrus Haliday, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Anastatus Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinus Dalman, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Aphycus Mayr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aprostocetus Westwood, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Bofuria Hedqvist, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratosolen Mayr, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloneurus Westwood, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Coccobius Ratzeburg, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagus Westwood, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Discodes Förster, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Diversinervus Silvestri, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Elachertus Spinola, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Elisabethiella Grandi, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtus Latreille, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Epitranus Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocerus Haldeman, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Eulophomorpha Dodd, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmus Dalman, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Gahanisca Hedqvist, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Gonatocerus Nees, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Herbertia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Homalotylus Mayr, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Horismenus Walker, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastix Förster, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leucospis Fabricius, 1839Leucospid Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Litomastix Thomson, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Lounsburyia Compere & An..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Megastigmus Dalman, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Mesopolobus Westwood, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Metapelma Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaphycus Mercet, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Microterys Thomson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ooencyrtus Ashmead, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ormyrus Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Otitesella Westwood, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenodiscus Girault, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Philocaenus Grandi, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Prochiloneurus Silvestri, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalus Swederus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Quadrastichus Girault, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Rhopus Förster, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Signiphora Ashmead, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Sycophila Walker, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Systasis Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinaephagus Ashmead, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Theocolax Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Torymus Dalman, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Tremblaya Trjapitzin, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Trichilogaster Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatoidea Girault, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tropidophryne Compere, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
52 Species
Ablerus capensis Howard, 1907
Adencyrtus pictus Prinsloo, 1977
Anagyrus aurantifrons Compere, 1926
Aphelinus (Mesidiopsis) subflavescens Westwood, 1837
Aphycus lunnsburyi
Aprostocetus (Aprostocetus) pausiris Walker, 1839Wasp
Aprostocetus tritus Prinsloo & K..., 2009
Bofuria megastigmus Ashmead, 1894
Ceratosolen (Ceratosolen) capensis Grandi, 1955
Coccobius capensis Prinsloo, 1995
Coccophagus anthracinus Compere, 1925
Coccophagus atratus Compere, 1926
Coccophagus bifisciaticorpuz
Coccophagus capensis Compere, 1931Parasitic wasp
Coccophagus gurneyi Compere, 1929Obscure mealybug parasite
Coccophagus ochraceus Howard, 1895Parasitoid wasp
Coccophagus philippiae (Silvestri, 1915)⇒ Coccophagus merceti Hayat, 1994
Discodes coccophagus Ratzeburg, 1848
Diversinervus elegans Silvestri, 1915Parasitoid wasp
Elachertus europs Walker, 1839
Elisabethiella stueckenbergi Grandi, 1955
Encyrtus fuliginosus Compere, 1940
Eulophomorpha clubiona Sheng & Wang, 1997
Eurytoma arachnophaga Girault, 1925
Eurytoma erythrinae Gates & Delvare, 2008
Eurytoma pachyneuron Girault, 1916
Gahanisca gnathocerus Hedqvist, 1969
Horismenus bledius Hansson, 2009
Leptomastix nigra Compere, 1938
Leucospis ornata Westwood, 1839
Lounsburyia trifasciata Compere, 1925Wasp
Megastigmus transvaalensis Hussey, 1956Seed chalcid wasp
Megastigmus zebrinus Grissell, 2006
Metaphycus helvolus Compere, 1926Black scale parasite
Metaphycus inviscus Compere, 1940
Metaphycus lounsburyi Howard, 1898Parasitic wasp
Metaphycus neseri Annecke & My..., 1979
Metaphycus stanleyi Compere, 1940Parasitoid wasp
Microterys kenyaensis Compere, 1939
Ooencyrtus bucculatrix Howard, 1883
Otitesella tsamvi Wiebes, 1981
Paraphaenodiscus africanus Prinsloo, 1976
Philocaenus barbarus Grandi, 1955
Pteromalus (Pteromalus) puparum Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage white butterfly pupal parasite
Quadrastichus gallicola Prinsloo & K..., 2009
Sycophila decatoma Boucek, 1988
Tachinaephagus zealandicus Ashmead, 1904Parasitoid wasp
Tetrastichus injuriosus Compere, 1926
Tremblaya minor Silvestri, 1915
Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae Froggatt, 1892Wattle apple-gall wasp
Trichogrammatoidea lutea Girault, 1911Wasp
Tropidophryne comperei Prinsloo & A..., 1978

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
20
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrmyridae
Förster, 1856
Armyrids, Ormyrid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
8
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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