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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
364
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
359
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
20
115
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
13
53
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
13 Families width 86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp17SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps2SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps26SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids2SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
53 Genera with 86 Species
#ACEHLMNOPST
Alfonsiella Waterston, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Anaphes Haliday, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Aperilampus Walker, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Aphytis Howard, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Aprostocetus Westwood, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Arachnophaga Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Callipteroma Motschulsky, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Camarothorax Mayr, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloneurus Westwood, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Closterocerus Westwood, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Copidosoma Ratzeburg, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Courtella Kieffer, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Crossogaster Mayr, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Elasmus Westwood, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Elisabethiella Grandi, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmus Dalman, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euplectromorpha Girault, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Exoristobia Ashmead, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hockeria Walker, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Lasiochalcidia Masi, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastix Förster, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Marietta Motschoulsky, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mesocomys Cameron, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopolobus Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Neanastatus Girault, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichoporoides Girault, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Nesolynx Ashmead, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Netomocera Boucek, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Norbanus Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ooencyrtus Ashmead, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Otitesella Westwood, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Oxycoryphe Kriechbaumer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Palachia Boucek, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pediobius Walker, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Pediobopsis Girault, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Philocaenus Grandi, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Philolema Cameron, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Platyscapa Motschoulsky, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Podagrionella Girault, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Prochiloneurus Silvestri, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Psilocharis Heraty, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Psyllechthrus Ghesquière, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Sycoscapter Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Tamarixia Mercet, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Timioderus Waterston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tineobius Ashmead, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Trichogramma Westwood, 1978Stingless wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatoidea Girault, 19792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alfonsiella longiscapa Joseph, 1959
Anagyrus aurantifrons Compere, 1926
Anagyrus beneficians Compere, 1943
Anagyrus mirzai Agarwal & Alam, 1959
Anaphes (Yungaburra) nitens Girault, 1928Fairy fly
Aperilampus discolor varians (Strand, 1911)⇒ Aperilampus varians Strand, 1911
Aperilampus varians Strand, 1911
Aphytis chionaspis Ren Hui, 1988
Aprostocetus procerae Risbec, 1951
Arachnophaga tarsata Waterston Wa..., 0
Callipteroma sexguttata Motschulsky, 1863
Camarothorax mutabilis Vincent & Co..., 1992
Cheiloneurus carinatus Compere, 1938
Cheiloneurus cyanonotus Waterston, 1917
Closterocerus pulcherrimus Kerrich, 1970
Closterocerus ritchiei Ferriere, 1936
Closterocerus violaceus Ferriere, 1936
Copidosoma agrotis Fonscolombe, 1832
Courtella malawi Wiebes, 1990
Courtella scobinifera Waterston, 1920
Crossogaster odorans Wiebes, 1981
Elasmus africanus Ferriere, 1929
Elasmus masii (Ferriere, 1929)⇒ Elasmus steffani Viggiani, 1967
Elasmus steffani Viggiani, 1967
Elasmus syleptae Ferriere, 1929
Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes, 1989
Elisabethiella stuckenbergi (Grandi, 1955)⇒ Elisabethiella stueckenbergi Grandi, 1955
Elisabethiella stueckenbergi Grandi, 1955
Encyrtus aurantii Geoffroy, 1785Parasitoid wasp
Eupelmus amaurodes Perkins, 1910
Euplectromorpha obscurata Ferriere, 1941
Euplectrus laphygmae Ferriere, 1941
Eurytoma attiva Burks, 1958
Exoristobia dipterae Risbec, 1951
Hockeria exarata Waterston, 1916
Hockeria micans Waterston, 1915
Lasiochalcidia munda Waterston, 1916
Leptomastix dactylopii Howard, 1885Citrus mealybug parasite
Marietta busckii Howard, 1907
Mesopolobus aspilus Walker, 1835
Neanastatus maiwalei Ferriere, 1938
Neotrichoporoides diopsisi Risbec, 1956
Nesolynx albiclavus Kerrich, 1960
Nesolynx glossinae Waterston, 1915
Nesolynx phaeosoma Waterston, 1915
Norbanus africanus Subba Rao, 1973
Ooencyrtus lamborni Waterston, 1916
Otitesella rotunda van Noort, 1997
Oxycoryphe edax Waterston, 1916
Palachia mira Boucek, 1978
Pediobius africanus Waterston, 1915
Pediobius afronigripes Kerrich, 1973
Pediobius afroteres Gumovsky, 2018
Pediobius amaurocoelus Waterston, 1915
Pediobius anastati Crawford, 1913
Pediobius angustifrons Kerrich, 1973
Pediobius homoeus Waterston, 1915
Pediobius neavei Waterston, 1915
Pediobopsis pellucidula Crosby, 1909
Philocaenus barbarus Grandi, 1955
Philocaenus hippopotomus van Noort, 1994
Philocaenus liodontus Wiebes, 1979
Philocaenus medius van Noort, 1994
Philocaenus rotundus van Noort, 1994
Philocaenus warei van Noort, 1994
Philocaenus zambesiacus van Noort, 1994
Philolema braconidis Ferriere, 1929
Philolema syleptae Ferriere, 1931
Platyscapa soraria Wiebes, 1980
Podagrionella lamborni Ferriere, 1958
Prochiloneurus comperei (Viggiani, 1970)⇒ Prochiloneurus insolitus Silvestri, 1915
Prochiloneurus insolitus Silvestri, 1915
Psilocharis afra Heraty, 1994
Psyllechthrus oophagus Ghesquière, 1958
Tetrastichus balteatus Waterston, 1915
Tetrastichus diopsisi (Risbec, 1956)⇒ Neotrichoporoides diopsisi Risbec, 1956
Tetrastichus mauripennis Waterston, 1915
Timioderus refringens Waterston, 1916
Tineobius lamborni Ferriere, 1938
Trichogramma (Trichogramma) japonicum Ashmead, 1904Wasp
Trichogramma kalkae Schulten & F..., 1978
Trichogramma mwanzai Schulten & F..., 1982
Trichogramma pinneyi Schulten & F..., 1978
Trichogramma pinneyli Schulten & F..., 1978
Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae Nagaraja, 1979
Trichogrammatoidea simmondsi Nagaraja, 1979

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Malawi
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
11
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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