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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
327
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
325
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
22
141
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
13
70
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
13 Families width 108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps51SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae (Westwood, 1829)Eulophid wasps31SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae (Haliday, 1833)Fairflies0SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
70 Genera with 108 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPSTUY
Ablerus Howard, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Acerophagus Smith, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Acroclisoides Girault & Dodd, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Adelencyrtus Ashmead, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Aenasius Walker, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Aethognathus Silvestri, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Agaon Dalman, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Allotriozoon Grandi, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Aloencyrtus Prinsloo, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Amoturoides Girault, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Anicetus Howard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Anisopteromalus Ruschka, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Antrocephalus Kirby, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Aprostocetus Westwood, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Blepyrus Howard, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Brachygrammatella Girault, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Callipteroma Motschulsky, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cerchysiella Girault, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chartocerus Motschulsky, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloneurus Westwood, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoplatycerus Ashmead, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Clausenia Ishii, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Closterocerus Westwood, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Coccidoxenoides Girault, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagus Westwood, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Colpixys Waterston, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Courtella Kieffer, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Dirhinus Dalman, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Discodes Förster, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Encarsia Förster, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtus Latreille, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Eniacomorpha Girault, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoristobia Ashmead, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gyranusoidea Compere, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Habrolepis Foerster, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hambletonia Compere, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hemiptarsenus Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Homalotylus Mayr, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Kradibia Saunders, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Kyuwia Pinto & George, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Lathromeris Förster, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastidea Mercet, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastix Förster, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Lymaenon Walker, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesocomys Cameron, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metaphycus Mercet, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Micrapion Kriechbaumer, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichoporoides Girault, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Notanisomorphella Girault, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Oobius Trjapitzin, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ooencyrtus Ashmead, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Parasaphodes Schulz, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Pediobius Walker, 19709SpeciesTaxom
Philocaenus Grandi, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pleurotroppopsis Girault, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Prochiloneurus Silvestri, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Promuscidea Girault, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphycus Timberlake, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Psyllaephagus Ashmead, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Sympiesis Förster, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Thripobius Ferriere, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatoidea Girault, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Tropidophryne Compere, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Turktichus Doganlar, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ufensia Girault, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Youngaia Boucek, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acerophagus notativentris Girault, 1917
Acerophagus pallidus Timberlake, 1918Parasitoid wasp
Acroclisoides africanus Ferriere, 1940
Adelencyrtus moderatus Howard, 1897
Aenasius abengouroui Risbec, 1949
Aenasius martinii Compere, 1931
Aethognathus afer Silvestri, 1915
Agaon peniculum (Wiebes, 1974)⇒ Courtella penicula Wiebes, 1974
Allotriozoon heterandromorphum Grandi, 1916
Allotriozoon prodigiosum Grandi, 1916
Aloencyrtus distinguendus Waterston, 1917
Aloencyrtus obscuratus Waterston, 1917
Amoturoides pachymerus Boucek, 1978
Anagyrus abyssinicus Compere, 1939
Anagyrus amoenus Compere, 1939
Anagyrus aurantifrons Compere, 1926
Anagyrus beneficians Compere, 1943
Anagyrus greeni Howard, 1896
Anagyrus kivuensis Compere, 1939
Anagyrus pullus Compere, 1939
Anagyrus subproximus Silvestri, 1915
Anicetus pattersoni Waterston, 1917
Antrocephalus crassipes Masi, 1940
Aprostocetus (Aprostocetus) melichlorus Waterston, 1915
Aprostocetus (Aprostocetus) menius Walker, 1839
Aprostocetus (Aprostocetus) roseveari Ferriere, 1931
Aprostocetus ghananensis Doganlar, 1993
Aprostocetus lamiicidus Kerrich, 1963
Aprostocetus stictococci Silvestri, 1915
Blepyrus insularis Cameron, 1886Parasitoid wasp
Brachygrammatella hilli Viggiani, 1968
Callipteroma sexguttata Motschulsky, 1863
Cerchysiella abilis Silvestri, 1915
Chartocerus (Matritia) hyalipennis Hayat, 1970
Cheiloneurus afer Waterston, 1917
Cheiloneurus carinatus Compere, 1938
Cheiloneurus cyanonotus Waterston, 1917
Chrysoplatycerus splendens Howard, 1888Parasitoid wasp
Clausenia confusor Kerrich, 1967
Clausenia corrugata Kerrich, 1967
Clausenia guineensis Kerrich, 1967
Closterocerus africanus Waterston, 1925
Closterocerus leptocerus Waterston, 1925
Coccidoxenoides perminutus Girault, 1915Parasitoid wasp
Coccophagus croconotus Waterston, 1917
Colpixys gigas Boucek, 1972
Courtella penicula Wiebes, 1974
Dirhinus inflexus Waterston, 1917
Discodes coccophagus Ratzeburg, 1848
Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani, 1987Parasitoid wasp
Encyrtus cotterelli Waterston, 1922
Eniacomorpha hermetiae Delvare, Cop..., 2019
Euplectrus aburiensis Ferriere, 1941
Euplectrus leonae Risbec, 1951
Exoristobia dipterae Risbec, 1951
Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes, 1988
Habrolepis apicalis Waterston, 1917
Hambletonia pseudococcina Compere, 1936Parasitoid wasp
Hemiptarsenus varicornis Girault, 1913Wasp
Homalotylus africanus Timberlake, 1919
Kradibia gestroi Grandi, 1916
Kradibia gestroi afrum (Wiebes, 1969)⇒ Kradibia gestroi Grandi, 1916
Kyuwia zuria Pinto & George, 2004
Lathromeris ovicida Risbec, 1956
Leptomastidea abnormis Girault, 1915Mealybug parasite
Leptomastidea jeanneli (Mercet, 1924)⇒ Leptomastidea abnormis Girault, 1915
Leptomastix dactylopii Howard, 1885Citrus mealybug parasite
Leptomastix tsukumiensis Tachikawa, 1963
Mesocomys pulchriceps Cameron, 1905
Metaphycus phenacoccus Dang & Wang, 2002
Micrapion clavaforme Steffan, 1948
Micrapion richardsi Boucek, 1974
Neotrichoporoides fittkaui Doganlar, 1993
Neotrichoporoides hizireisi Doganlar, 1993
Neotrichoporoides orucreisi Doganlar, 1993
Neotrichoporoides turgutreisi Doganlar, 1993
Notanisomorphella borborica Giard, 1903
Oobius ixodes Noyes, 2010
Ooencyrtus guamensis Fullaway, 1946Parasitoid wasp
Parasaphodes afer Mitroiu, 2017
Pediobius afronigripes Kerrich, 1973
Pediobius amaurocoelus Waterston, 1915
Pediobius clinognathus Waterston, 1915
Pediobius furvus Gahan, 1928Wasp
Pediobius modestus Masi, 1940
Pediobius ropalidiae Risbec, 1958
Pediobius setigerus Kerrich, 1970
Pediobius taylori Kerrich, 1973
Pediobius vigintiquinque Kerrich, 1970
Philocaenus silvestrii Grandi, 1916
Pleurotroppopsis podagrica Waterston, 1925
Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus Mercet, 1929
Prochiloneurus insolitus Silvestri, 1915
Promuscidea laticeps Waterston, 1917
Pseudaphycus dysmicocci Bennett, 1955Parasitoid wasp
Pseudaphycus mundus Gahan, 1946
Pseudaphycus prosopidis Timberlake, 1916
Psyllaephagus cellulatus Waterston, 1922
Psyllaephagus phytolymae Ferriere, 1931
Sympiesis (Dimmockia) aburiana Waterston, 1925
Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri, 1913
Thripobius hirticornis Ferriere, 1938
Trichogrammatoidea lutea Girault, 1911Wasp
Trichogrammatoidea simmondsi Nagaraja, 1979
Tropidophryne africana Compere, 1931
Tropidophryne melvillei Compere, 1939
Turktichus ghananensis (Doganlar, 1993)⇒ Aprostocetus ghananensis Doganlar, 1993
Ufensia africana Krüger, 1919
Youngaia spinosa Boucek, 1974

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
30
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
13
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
1
0
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
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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