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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
242
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
241
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
22
120
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
15
88
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
15 Families width 128 Species
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps35SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies14SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae (Thomson, 1876)Aphelinid wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae (Haliday, 1851)Trichogrammatid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids2SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps7SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae (Howard, 1890)Tanaostigmatid wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
88 Genera with 128 Species
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Acerophagus Smith, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Acmopolynema Ogloblin, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Aenasius Walker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Alaptus Westwood, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Aleuroctonus LaSalle & Sc..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Anagrus Haliday, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Anagyrus Howard, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Anastatus Motschulsky, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Aphytis Howard, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Brachymeria Westwood, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Brachyufens Viggiani, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Caenohomalopoda Tachikawa, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Carabunia Waterston, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoneura Ashmead, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Chalcedectus Walker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Chalcis Fabricius, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloneurus Westwood, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocharis Förster, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Coccidoctonus Crawford, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Coccidoxenus angustifrons..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Coccophagus Westwood, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Comperia Gomes, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Conura Spinola, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Diaulinus Schulz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dicopus Enock, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Diglyphus Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dinarmus Thomson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Elachertus Spinola, 1811
0SpeciesTaxom
Elasmus Westwood, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Encarsia Förster, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Epiclerus Haliday, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocerus Haldeman, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Erythmelus Enock, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Euaphycus Mercet, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Euderomphale Girault, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmus Dalman, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eurydinoteloides Girault, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eurytoma Illiger, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Forcipestricis Burks, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Galeopsomyia Girault, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Gonatocerus Nees, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Gyranusoidea Compere, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hambletonia Compere, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Heterandrium Mayr, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hexacladia Ashmead, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Homalopoda Howard, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Horismenus Walker, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Kapala Cameron, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lelaps Haliday, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Leptomastidea Mercet, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Marietta Motschoulsky, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Melittobia Westwood, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Mercetiella Dozier, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Metaphycus Mercet, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Muscidifurax Girault & Sa..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Mymar Curtis, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Neocatolaccus Ashmead, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Notoglyptus Masi, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Oligosita Haliday, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Oobius Trjapitzin, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ooencyrtus Ashmead, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Orasema Cameron, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Pediobius Walker, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidea Crawford, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Perissopterus Howard, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Physothorax Mayr, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Poropoea Förster, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Prospaltella Ashmead, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Protolaccus Burks, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphycus Timberlake, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhomalopoda Girault, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Psyllaephagus Ashmead, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Signiphora Ashmead, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Spalangia Latreille, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Spilochalcis Thomson, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Sycoscapter Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tamarixia Mercet, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tanaoneura Howard, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigma Howard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmodes Ashmead, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetrastichus Walker, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Thripastichus Graham, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Torymus Dalman, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Toxeuma Walker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Trichomasthus Thomson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trichospilus Ferriere, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trigonura Sichel, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ufens Girault, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
128 Species
Acerophagus nubilipennis Dozier, 1926
Acmopolynema commune Fidalgo, 1989
Aenasius insularis Compere, 1937
Alaptus borinquensis Dozier, 1932
Alaptus caecilii Girault, 1908
Aleuroctonus vittatus Dozier, 1933Eulophid wasp
Anagyrus ananatis Gahan, 1949Parasitoid wasp
Anagyrus coccidivorus Dozier, 1932
Anagyrus dozieri Tachikawa, 1956
Anagyrus graminicolens (Howard, 1894)⇒ Anagyrus pulchricornis Howard, 1894
Anagyrus kamali Moursi, 1948Encyrtid parasitoid wasp
Anagyrus pulchricornis Howard, 1894
Anagyrus similis (Girault, 1915)⇒ Anagyrus dozieri Tachikawa, 1956
Anastatus viridicaput Gahan, 1934
Aphytis lepidosaphes Compere, 1955Mussel scale parasite
Brachymeria flavipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Brachymeria perflavipes Girault, 1915
Brachyufens osborni Dozier, 1932
Caenohomalopoda shikokuensis Tachikawa, 1956Wasp
Carabunia myersi Waterston, 1928
Carabunia waterstoni Subba Rao, 1971
Ceratoneura petiolata Ashmead, 1894
Chalcedectus busckii Ashmead, 1900
Chalcis robustella Fabricius, 1793
Cheiloneurus pulvinariae Dozier, 1925
Chrysocharis boriquenensis Hansson, 1987
Coccidoctonus trinidadensis Crawford, 1912
Coccidoxenus portoricensis (Crawford, 1913)⇒ Trichomasthus portoricensis Crawford, 1913
Coccophagus fallax Compere, 1939
Comperia merceti Compere, 1938Parasitoid wasp
Conura (Ceratosmicra) hirtifemora Ashmead, 1885
Diaulinus insularis (Gahan, 1914)⇒ Diglyphus insularis Gahan, 1914
Dicopus halitus Girault, 1911
Diglyphus insularis Gahan, 1914
Dinarmus vagabundus Timberlake, 1926Parasitoid wasp
Elasmus maculatus Howard, 1894
Encarsia brunnea Howard, 1908
Encarsia ciliata Gahan, 1927
Encarsia lanceolata Evans & Pola..., 1997
Encarsia nigricephala Dozier, 1937King´s Hairstreak
Encarsia portoricensis Howard, 1907
Encarsia protransvena Viggiani, 1985Parasitoid wasp
Epiclerus cubensis Yoshimoto, 1978
Eretmocerus pallidus Dozier, 1932
Eretmocerus portoricensis Dozier, 1932
Erythmelus (Erythmelus) miridiphagus Dozier, 1937
Erythmelus longicornis Dozier, 1932
Erythmelus mividiphagus
Erythmelus nanus Dozier, 1937
Euaphycus portoricensis (Dozier, 1926)⇒ Metaphycus portoricensis Dozier, 1926
Euderomphale rittata
Euderomphale vittata (Dozier, 1933)⇒ Aleuroctonus vittatus Dozier, 1933
Eupelmus saissetiae Silvestri, 1915
Eurydinoteloides bacchadis Burks, 1954
Eurytoma ctenodactylomyii Girault, 1917
Forcipestricis portoricensis Gordh, 1975
Galeopsomyia fausta LaSalle, 1997
Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) antillensis Dozier, 1937
Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) portoricensis Dozier, 1937
Gonatocerus metanotalis Ogloblin, 1938
Gonatocerus nigriflagellum Girault, 1914
Gyranusoidea indica Shafee, Alam..., 1975Parasitoid wasp
Hambletonia pseudococcina Compere, 1936Parasitoid wasp
Heterandrium biannulatum Mayr, 1885
Hexacladia hilaris Burks, 1972
Homalopoda cristata Howard, 1894Parasitoid wasp
Horismenus apantelivorus Crawford, 1911
Horismenus bennetti Schauff, 1987
Horismenus cockerelli Crawford, 1911
Kapala terminalis Ashmead, 1892
Lelaps albofasciatus Hedqvist, 1964
Leptomastidea antillicola Dozier, 1937
Marietta busckii Howard, 1907
Melittobia chalybii Ashmead, 1892
Mercetiella reticulata (Dozier, 1926)⇒ Metaphycus reticulatus Dozier, 1926
Metaphycus monticolens Dozier, 1937
Metaphycus portoricensis Dozier, 1926Parasitoid wasp
Metaphycus reticulatus Dozier, 1926
Muscidifurax uniraptor Kogan & Legner, 1970
Mymar antillanum (Ward, 1875)⇒ Mymar taprobanicum Ward, 1875
Mymar taprobanicum Ward, 1875Fairyfly
Neocatolaccus livii Girault, 1917
Notoglyptus nesiotes Heydon, 1988
Oligosita magnifica Dozier, 1937
Oobius ixodes Noyes, 2010
Ooencyrtus aphidius Dang & Wang, 2002
Ooencyrtus prenidis Gahan, 1944
Orasema costaricensis Wheeler & Wh..., 1937
Orasema minutissima Howard, 1894Ant-parasitic wasp
Orasema smithi Howard, 1897
Pediobius puertoricensis Schauff, 1998
Perilampidea larium Wolcott, 1924
Perissopterus busckii (Howard, 1907)⇒ Marietta busckii Howard, 1907
Physothorax pallidus Ashmead, 1900
Poropoea attelaborum Girault, 1911
Prospaltella brunnea (Howard, 1908)⇒ Encarsia brunnea Howard, 1908
Prospaltella ciliata (Gahan, 1927)⇒ Encarsia ciliata Gahan, 1927
Protolaccus bacchadis (Burks, 1954)⇒ Eurydinoteloides bacchadis Burks, 1954
Pseudaphycus mundus Gahan, 1946
Pseudaphycus utilis Timberlake, 1923Parasitoid wasp
Pseudhomalopoda prima Girault, 1915
Psyllaephagus yaseeni Noyes, 1990Parasitoid wasp
Signiphora aleyrodis Ashmead, 1900
Signiphora bennetti Woolley & Da..., 2017
Signiphora borinquensis Quezada, DeB..., 1973Wasp
Signiphora dozieri Woolley & Da..., 2017
Signiphora fax Girault, 1913
Signiphora flavella Girault, 1913
Signiphora tridentata Woolley & Da..., 2017
Spalangia dozieri Burks, 1969
Spalangia drosophilae Ashmead, 1887Parasitoid wasp
Spalangia haematobiae Ashmead, 1894
Spilochalcis homaledrae Wolcott, 1924
Spilochalcis syrphidis (Ashmead, 1885)⇒ Conura hirtifemora Ashmead, 1885
Sycoscapter conocephalus Wiebes, 1964
Tamarixia radiata Waterston, 1922Parasitoid wasp
Tanaoneura portoricensis Crawford, 1913
Tanaostigma coursetiae Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmodes portoricensis (Crawford, 1913)⇒ Tanaoneura portoricensis Crawford, 1913
Tetrastichus giffardianus Silvestri, 1915Parasitoid wasp
Tetrastichus periplanetae Crawford, 1910
Tetrastichus tatei (Del Guercio, 1931)⇒ Thripastichus gentilei Del Guercio, 1931
Thripastichus gentilei Del Guercio, 1931Wasp
Torymus montserrati Crawford, 1911
Toxeuma acilius Walker, 1848
Trichomasthus portoricensis Crawford, 1913
Trichospilus diatraeae Cherian & Ma..., 1942Wasp
Trigonura puertoricensis Wolcott, 1951
Ufens osborni (Dozier, 1932)⇒ Brachyufens osborni Dozier, 1932

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
24
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
16
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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