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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
86
2887
18019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2717
17744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
42
1506
4674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
19
635
2053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
19 Families width 2053 Species and 6 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp27SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps117SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps255SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps275SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp72SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps329SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps107SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps118SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps41SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies198SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps21SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps292SpeciesTaxom
Rotoitidae Bouček & No..., 1987Rotoitid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps31SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890Tanaostigmatid wasps30SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids58SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps79SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
12
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
17
117
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
47
255
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
126
275
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
19
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
111
329
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
31
107
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
33
118
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
2
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
35
198
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
135
292
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRotoitidae
Bouček & Noyes, 1987
Rotoitid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
7
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
18
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
32
79
Genera
Species

Taxom



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