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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
600
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
594
1868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
26
215
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
15
117
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
15 Families width 134 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps50SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids0SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps0SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890Tanaostigmatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
117 Genera with 134 Species
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Ablerus Howard, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Adelencyrtus Ashmead, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Adencyrtus Prinsloo, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Aenasius Walker, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Afropsilocera Boucek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Alamella Agarwal, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Alfonsiella Waterston, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Anthemus Howard, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Aphytis Howard, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Apocrypta Coquerel, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Apoleptomastix Kerrich, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aprostocetus Westwood, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Bofuria Hedqvist, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Callipteroma Motschulsky, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Callocleonymus Masi, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Calosota Curtis, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Catolaccus Thomson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Centrodora Förster, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerachalcis Masi, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Ceratosolen Mayr, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Chalcis Fabricius, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Charitopus Förster, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloneurus Westwood, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocytus Graham, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Cirrospilus Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Clausenia Ishii, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Coccobius Ratzeburg, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagoides Girault, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagus Westwood, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Comperiella Howard, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Comptoniella Wiebes, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Conura Spinola, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Copidosoma Ratzeburg, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cratocentrus Cameron, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dinarmus Thomson, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodes Förster, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Diversinervus Silvestri, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodipara Hedqvist, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Encarsia Förster, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtus Latreille, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Entedon Dalman, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocerus Haldeman, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Euderus Walker, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Eulonchetron Graham, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmus Dalman, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectrus Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eusandalum Ratzeburg, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Ficomila Boucek, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Gahanisca Hedqvist, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Goetheana Girault, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Gyranusoidea Compere, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Habrolepis Foerster, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Halticoptera Spinola, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hockeria Walker, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Homalotylus Mayr, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Horismenus Walker, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Hydrorhoa Kieffer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Invreia Boucek, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Ixodiphagus Howard, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Kriechbaumerella Dalla Torre, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiochalcidia Masi, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastidea Mercet, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastix Förster, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leucospis Fabricius, 1909Leucospid Wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Manicnemus Hayat, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Marietta Motschoulsky, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Mayridia Mercet, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Megastigmus Dalman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Mesocomys Cameron, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopolobus Westwood, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Metapelma Westwood, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Metaphycus Mercet, 19819SpeciesTaxom
Micrapion Kriechbaumer, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicolelaps Hedqvist, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Neodusmetia Kerrich, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Norbanus Walker, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Omphale Haliday, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellobia Boucek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Oodera Westwood, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Ormyrus Westwood, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Otitesella Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycoryphe Kriechbaumer, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pentacladia Westwood, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Perilampus Latreille, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Platyscapa Motschoulsky, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Podagrion Spinola, 1811
0SpeciesTaxom
Poropoea Förster, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Prochiloneurus Silvestri, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudectroma Girault, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotorymus Masi, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilochalcis Kieffer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Psyllaephagus Ashmead, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Psyllechthrus Ghesquière, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pteroptrix Westwood, 19906SpeciesTaxom
Rhopus Förster, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Risbecoma Subba Rao, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Scutellista Motschulsky, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilochalcis Thomson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sycophaga Westwood, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sycophila Walker, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Sycoscapter Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Systasis Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachardiaephagus Ashmead, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmodes Ashmead, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tanycoryphus Cameron, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Tineobius Ashmead, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Trechnites Thomson, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespomorpha Steffan, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Watshamia Bouček, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Watshamiella Wiebes, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Zaomma Ashmead, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Zolotarewskya Risbec, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Zulucharis Heraty, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
134 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adelencyrtus inglisiae Compere & An..., 1961
Adencyrtus afer Prinsloo, 1977
Adencyrtus callainus Prinsloo, 1977
Adencyrtus pictus Prinsloo, 1977
Aenasius comperei Kerrich, 1967
Afropsilocera bicolor Boucek, 1976
Alamella flava Agarwal, 1966
Alfonsiella binghami Wiebes, 1988
Anagyrus amnicus Prinsloo, 1985
Anagyrus arenaria Prinsloo, 1985
Anagyrus siccus Prinsloo & A..., 1976
Anthemus affinis Prinsloo & N..., 1989
Anthemus aiaisanus Prinsloo & N..., 1989
Aphytis cercinus Compere, 1955
Aphytis vastus Prinsloo & N..., 1994
Apocrypta longitarsus Mayr, 1906
Apoleptomastix bicoloricornis Girault, 1915
Aprostocetus (Aprostocetus) pausiris Walker, 1839Wasp
Bofuria megastigmus Ashmead, 1894
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) excarinata Gahan, 1925
Brachymeria (Brachymeria) podagrica Fabricius, 1787Chalcid wasp
Brachymeria (Matsumurameria) criculae Kohl, 1889
Brachymeria (Neobrachymeria) kassalensis Kirby, 1886
Brachymeria africa Masi, 1929
Brachymeria albicrus Klug, 1834
Brachymeria bottegi Masi, 1929
Brachymeria internata Walker, 1862
Brachymeria olethria Waterston, 1914
Callipteroma testacea Motschulsky, 1863
Calosota turneri Hedqvist, 1970
Catolaccus crassiceps Masi, 1911
Cerachalcis elegans (Cameron, 1907)⇒ Cratocentrus ruficornis Cameron, 1907
Ceratosolen (Ceratosolen) arabicus Mayr, 1906
Ceratosolen (Ceratosolen) galili Wiebes, 1964
Chalcis vera Boucek, 1974
Cheiloneurus kuisebi Prinsloo, 1985
Coccobius pullus Prinsloo, 1995
Coccophagus atratus Compere, 1926
Coccophagus isipingoensis Compere, 1931
Coccophagus ochraceus Howard, 1895Parasitoid wasp
Comperiella apoda Prinsloo, 1996
Comperiella ponticula Prinsloo & A..., 1976
Comptoniella vannoorti Wiebes, 1992
Conura andersoni Waterston, 1916
Copidosoma dioryctria Dang & Wang, 2002
Cratocentrus ruficornis Cameron, 1907
Discodes coccophagus Ratzeburg, 1848
Discodes melas Prinsloo, 1985
Dolichodipara scutellata Hedqvist, 1969
Encarsia flavo scutellum (Zehntner, 1900)⇒ Encarsia flavoscutellum Zehntner, 1900
Encyrtus fuliginosus Compere, 1940
Eulonchetron torymoides Thomson, 1878
Eurytoma pachyneuron Girault, 1916
Eusandalum affinis Hedqvist, 1970
Eusandalum latifrons Hedqvist, 1970
Eusandalum stylatum Girault, 1915
Ficomila curtivena Boucek, 1981
Gahanisca gnathocerus Hedqvist, 1969
Goetheana incerta Annecke, 1962
Goetheana shakespearei Girault, 1920Wasp
Gyranusoidea klugei Prinsloo & A..., 1976
Habrolepis diaspidi Risbec, 1951
Habrolepis namibensis Prinsloo & A..., 1976
Habrolepis obscura Compere & An..., 1961
Habrolepis occidua Annecke & My..., 1970
Halticoptera atherigona Huang, 1990
Hockeria gallicola Prinsloo, 1984
Homalotylus africanus Timberlake, 1919
Homalotylus flaminius Dalman, 1820Wasp
Horismenus bledius Hansson, 2009
Horismenus bruchophagus Burks, 1971
Hydrorhoa stevensoni Risbec, 1958
Hydrorhoa striata Risbec, 1951
Ixodiphagus theilerae Fiedler, 1953
Leptomastidea turba Prinsloo, 2001
Leptomastix nigra Compere, 1938
Leucospis africana Cameron, 1907
Leucospis carinifera Kriechbaumer, 1894
Leucospis namibica Boucek, 1974
Leucospis rostrata Boucek, 1974
Leucospis schlettereri Schulthess-S..., 1899
Leucospis varicollis Cameron, 1909
Marietta connecta Compere, 1936
Marietta leopardina Motschulsky, 1863Cryptic Fritillary
Mayridia arida Prinsloo & A..., 1976
Mayridia maryae Prinsloo, 1985
Megastigmus transvaalensis Hussey, 1956Seed chalcid wasp
Metapelma riparia Prinsloo, 1985
Metaphycus africanus Compere, 1940
Metaphycus bicolor Annecke & My..., 1981
Metaphycus helvolus Compere, 1926Black scale parasite
Metaphycus inviscus Compere, 1940
Metaphycus lounsburyi Howard, 1898Parasitic wasp
Metaphycus mineus Prinsloo, 1985
Metaphycus stanleyi Compere, 1940Parasitoid wasp
Metaphycus ustulatus Annecke & My..., 1981
Metaphycus xanthulus Annecke & My..., 1981
Micrapion bilineatum Kriechbaumer, 1894
Micrapion dolichum Boucek, 1974
Myrmicolelaps iridius Desjardins, 2007
Neodusmetia sangwani Subba Rao, 1957Encyrtid parasitoid
Omphale adynata Hansson, 2004
Oniticellobia reticulata Boucek, 1976
Oodera namibiensis Werner & Peters, 2018
Oxycoryphe subaenea Kriechbaumer, 1894
Pentacladia eques Haliday, 1862
Platyscapa desertorum Compton, 1990
Poropoea tomapoderus Luo & Liao, 1994
Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus Mercet, 1929
Psilochalcis capensis Steffan, 1948
Psyllaephagus io Prinsloo, 1985
Psyllaephagus vastus Prinsloo, 1981
Psyllechthrus oophagus Ghesquière, 1958
Pteroptrix abnormis Prinsloo & N..., 1990
Pteroptrix aethiopica Annecke, 1964
Pteroptrix deserta Prinsloo & N..., 1990
Pteroptrix perata Prinsloo & N..., 1990
Pteroptrix unica Prinsloo & N..., 1990
Pteroptrix vasta Prinsloo & N..., 1990
Rhopus (Xanthoencyrtus) adustus Prinsloo, 1989
Spilochalcis andersoni (Waterston, 1916)⇒ Conura andersoni Waterston, 1916
Sycophaga sycomori Linnaeus, 1758
Sycophila kestraneura Masi, 1917
Sycophila naso Boucek, 1981
Tanaostigmodes tambotis Prinsloo & L..., 1995
Tetrastichus auplopus Burks, 1963
Tetrastichus psyllaephagus Burks, 1963
Tineobius afer Ferriere, 1938
Vespomorpha auronitens Steffan, 1959
Watshamia turneri Boucek, 1974
Zaomma carinae Prinsloo, 1979
Zaomma cestus Prinsloo, 1979
Zaomma sitis Prinsloo, 1979
Zulucharis prinslooi Heraty, 2002

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
9
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
14
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
34
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
19
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
3
1
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