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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
51
2704
18612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
20
1079
5583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
20 Families width 5583 Species and 27 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp52SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps297SpeciesTaxom
Brachonidae1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps307SpeciesTaxom
Cybocelphalidae1SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps817SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp56SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps1454SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps182SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps457SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies304SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids22SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps56SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps919SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps48SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890Tanaostigmatid wasps32SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids383SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps165SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
26
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
29
297
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBrachonidae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
44
307
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCybocelphalidae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
236
817
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
14
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
212
1454
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
36
182
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
37
457
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
47
304
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrmyridae
Förster, 1856
Armyrids, Ormyrid wasps
1
22
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
9
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
287
919
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
3
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
4
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
33
383
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
52
165
Genera
Species

Taxom



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